The total Medicare expenditures were $509 billion in 2009, and because of an aging population and overall increases in medical costs, expenditures are projected to increase in future years at a faster pace than our economy.
Shelby highlights the rising costs and financial challenges facing Medicare.
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Deterrence requires spending our limited resources on both offensive and defensive weapons.
I remain concerned that the Air Force budget request is insufficient considering the needed modernization across the inventory with a rapidly evolving threat.
As Senator Shelby at our Senate testimony hearing last March pointed out to us, we must maintain what we have before we can build new, and I think he hits the mark head-on.
A lot of people, including this Senator, believe that the request is not enough considering the problems in the world.
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