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Bobby Scott: “I would like to respond very quickly. If medical expenses wipe you out and you cannot pay them, under this bill you…”

On the recordApril 14, 2005
I would like to respond very quickly. If medical expenses wipe you out and you cannot pay them, under this bill you cannot get into chapter 7 if you can pay $166 a month on your bills, however much they are. There could be hundreds of thousands of dollars that you could never pay.
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Bobby Scott
Democratic · Virginia

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