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Jim McDermott: And when you look at it from the two standpoints of the government and the senior citizen, the government cost would go…

On the recordFebruary 9, 2011
And when you look at it from the two standpoints of the government and the senior citizen, the government cost would go down if we had a voucher system; is that correct?
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Jim McDermott
Democratic · Washington

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McDermott seeks clarification on cost implications of a voucher system for Medicare.

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