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On the recordJune 9, 2014
Well, I think, to some extent. But remember, you have had this swelling application because we have created the predicate that it is so easy to get disability.
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Thomas Coburn
Republican · Oklahoma

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Coburn discusses the ease of obtaining disability benefits and the implications of that on applications.

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