Bill Clinton: “Their idea was to have the poorest seniors in the country pay $270 more a year this year. Their idea was to budget--that…”

“Their idea was to have the poorest seniors in the country pay $270 more a year this year. Their idea was to budget--that the American Hospital Association said could close 700 hospitals. Their idea was to charge everybody more out-of-pocket costs in their budget that I vetoed--not in an election year, sir, I told them in early '95. Senator Dole said 30 years ago he was one of 12 people that voted against Medicare and he was proud of it. A year ago he said, ``I was right then; I knew it wouldn't work.'' American seniors have the highest life expectancy in the world. We need to reform it, not wreck it. Mr. Lehrer. Next question from here, and it's for Senator Dole. Yes, ma'am, right here.”