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The board would also include an insurance agent someone like Dockham and representatives of two of the insurance industry's most reliable allies: the Chamber of Commerce and the National Federation of Independent Business.
The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com Wendell Potter 2011
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Last week, consumer advocates discovered that BCBSNC executives had been working behind the scenes all along on their own exchange bill, which was introduced without advance warning by the chair of the House Insurance Committee, Jerry Dockham.
The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com Wendell Potter 2011
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Until recently, Dockham earned a living, aside from what he makes as a legislator, by running an insurance agency.
The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com Wendell Potter 2011
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As part of the transportation appropriations committee, Dockham hopes a federal stimulus package could provide some money for new and improved roads and wants to examine the state transportation department's equity funding formula, which is often disadvantageous to Davidson County.
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Dockham hopes to have the bill assigned to a committee soon and be given a favorable recommendation so it can be heard on the House floor.
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"This is not an April Fool's (Day) joke," Dockham said.
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He's not sure how much the state would forego in tax penalty collections but Dockham "can't imagine this would be very much."
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Dockham said the state created about $500 million in new taxes and cut about $500 million in spending to balance the budget, but he believes there's a better way out there for the state to operate.
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"A lot of hard-working people may not be able to pay their tax when it's due," Dockham said.
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The reaction has been "surprising" and favorable from both sides of the aisle, Dockham said.
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