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Bobby Scott: “What the gentleman suggested was, if someone has overwhelming medical bills, hundreds of thousands in medical bills…”

On the recordApril 14, 2005
What the gentleman suggested was, if someone has overwhelming medical bills, hundreds of thousands in medical bills, that they can file under Chapter 7. That is not true. If they have a job and they have $100 a month left over after essential expenses, they are going to have to go under a wage earner plan for the next 5 years. Every dime they have got after food and rent will go to all of their bills. They cannot file under Chapter 7.
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Bobby Scott
Democratic · Virginia

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