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On the recordMay 4, 1995
The kinds of cuts that my colleagues on the Republican side are talking about out of Medicare simply will ruin Medicare. We cannot possibly, in the name of deficit reduction, destroy the Medicare system or the Medicaid system, for that matter.
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Barbara Boxer
Democratic · California

Editor's note · Context

Addressing proposed cuts to Medicare during a debate on budget issues.

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