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Sheldon Whitehouse: “With the support of Chairman Hatch, which I appreciate very much, we have a proposal to suspend the 5-month waiting…”

On the recordOctober 1, 2018
With the support of Chairman Hatch, which I appreciate very much, we have a proposal to suspend the 5-month waiting period for people who are diagnosed with ALS.
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Sheldon Whitehouse
Democratic · Rhode Island

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Whitehouse discusses a proposal to help ALS patients by suspending the waiting period for disability.

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