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On the recordApril 29, 2019
If enacted, we would still have 12 to 13 years of funds sets aside for retiree health premiums, a total of $47-and-a-half billion.
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Peter DeFazio
Democratic · Oregon

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DeFazio discusses the financial implications of a proposed bill on retiree health premiums.

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