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On the recordJanuary 21, 2015
I think many of the members on our side expressed our real concern about reducing benefits for employees and the cost on the Federal Government as these people are put onto the Medicaid program.
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Patty Murray
Democratic · Washington

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Concern about the impact of proposed changes on employee benefits and Medicaid costs.

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