James Rogan: “I was raised by my grandparents, and then by a great-aunt who lived on her Social Security. They relied upon Medicare…”

“I was raised by my grandparents, and then by a great-aunt who lived on her Social Security. They relied upon Medicare for health care. Mr. Speaker, when I ran for Congress last year as a Republican, one of the things that was important to me in my campaign was to make sure that Medicare was preserved and protected for future generations, as well as for this generation of seniors. We Republicans campaigned to save Medicare, while our opponents accused us of trying to destroy Medicare instead of trying to save it. Last week, the President's own Medicare Trustees came forward with a report that validated every single thing Republicans said last year about Medicare. There is one lesson I have learned, Mr. Speaker, during the campaign of last year: It does not take courage to scare seniors about Medicare. It does take courage to save it for this generation of seniors and for all of those who will rely upon it in the future. I hope now we can put the partisan nonsense and scare tactics aside, and work together to save a worthy program.”