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On the recordMarch 14, 2011
money that was intended to give consumers relief from the high cost of health care would instead be converted into additional revenue for agents, brokers, and health insurance companies.
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Jay Rockefeller
Democratic · West Virginia

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Rockefeller criticized how rebates intended for consumers would benefit insurance agents instead.

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