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Jack Reed: “I think it is a terrible trade. It is not just about families with children, it is about many of these working adults…”

On the recordJanuary 7, 2014
I think it is a terrible trade. It is not just about families with children, it is about many of these working adults who, if they have a preexisting condition, lose their coverage. It is not just a question of children. That I think is very sensitive. Without the Affordable Care Act, if you get sick, you can't get coverage. The only way you can get coverage if you are middle-aged is if you are healthy and you don't need it. When you needed it, the insurance companies took it away--before the Affordable Care Act.
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Jack Reed
Democratic · Rhode Island
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Jan 7, 2014

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