Bill Clinton: “That's what the First Lady said. These personal costs that are going to be loaded on the individual seniors under their…”

“That's what the First Lady said. These personal costs that are going to be loaded on the individual seniors under their plan do not make a contribution to stabilizing the Trust Fund. They are not necessary to stabilize the Trust Fund, and we don't have to do it. I know we've got to break up. We'll hear from one more person. [A participant expressed concern about the impact on minorities living in poverty if Medicaid were no longer an entitlement, especially in view of cutbacks in assistance at the local level.]”