I think it can. If you have auto workers, we hit this economy, and they are 50 years of age, and they have been working with arthritis in their knees and back and hands and elbows, and all of a sudden they are laid off, you are going to see a disproportionate number of those who qualify under the disability guidelines go and get that.
Coburn explains how laid-off workers may qualify for disability benefits.
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That is not partisan. That is just due to the fact that there is not a commitment to reconciliation and working together to get things done.
As stewards of the Federal purse, we should be ensuring that we are doing all that we can to save taxpayer dollars and create efficiency in Government.
People worry to death about hearing from the IRS, thinking, 'Maybe my taxes were not right.'
Millions of Americans are suffering and dying from untreatable diseases or the lack of better treatment options.
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