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Jay Inslee: “But what we are saying is the seniors of the greatest generation simply deserve better than this bill, and we ought to…”

On the recordNovember 20, 2003
But what we are saying is the seniors of the greatest generation simply deserve better than this bill, and we ought to be capable of doing better, so that we do not have a bill that is too little and too late, we believe both.
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Jay Inslee
Democratic · Washington

Editor's note · Context

Addressing concerns about a bill affecting seniors during a House floor debate.

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