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Kelly Hancock: “We set the example that the federal government followed…”

Featuring: Kelly Hancock, Republican | State Senator, Texas, District 9

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Published | Video Starts at 03:30

But that started with a man from my church complaining about balance billing. And after 10 years we set in our office and with the legislature, you don't anything alone in this body. We set the example that the federal government followed. They followed Texas. and it was a bill that we were able to pass. But it was one man that told me he got balance billed and asked me to do something about it. (03:30–03:34)

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Asserts that Texas set an example for the federal government regarding balance billing legislation.

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