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On the recordSeptember 12, 2012
I think to go back, Mr. Chairman, one of the things that has happened is we have seen a large percentage of people, given the severe dip in the economy, that were at that age group that were operating with significant disabilities now shift off of employment, probably not by choice, and go this direction.
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Tom Coburn
Republican · Oklahoma

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Coburn discusses the impact of the economy on older workers with disabilities.

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