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Lloyd Doggett: One of the obstacles that we found in this country to people moving freely from one job to another or moving from a job…

On the recordJune 26, 2012
One of the obstacles that we found in this country to people moving freely from one job to another or moving from a job to setting up a small business is the lack of access to health insurance.
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Lloyd Doggett
Democratic · Texas

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Doggett highlights health insurance access as a barrier to employment mobility.

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