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Ginny Brown-Waite
stated on October 26, 2009 in a letter to President Obama:

A president must "obtain Congress' consent before formally accepting the Nobel Prize."

By Angie Drobnic Holan • October 29, 2009
Ginny Brown-Waite
stated on September 9, 2009 in a letter to AARP:

AARP is "the largest reseller of insurance in the country" and "has a vested interest in seeing that the market for reselling supplemental insurance expands."

By Angie Drobnic Holan • September 29, 2009
Ginny Brown-Waite
stated on August 24, 2009 in a mailing:

"Any government-run 'public' plan ... creates an entitlement that will cost another $1 trillion over the next 10 years."

By Angie Drobnic Holan • August 26, 2009
Ginny Brown-Waite
stated on August 24, 2009 in a mailing:

"Any government-run 'public' plan ... forces more employers to drop employee coverage due to rising costs and pay an additional 8% payroll tax for each worker."

By Angie Drobnic Holan • August 26, 2009

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