Dec 18, 2012
Thank you, Mr. Tonko. Once again, we have a challenge ahead of us. Mr. Higgins, I know that this has been one of your principal issues here in the House of Representatives. If you would like to wrap up on this piece of our discussion…
John Garamendi
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John Raymond Garamendi is an American politician serving as the U.S. Representative for California's 8th congressional district since January 3, 2013. A member of the Democratic Party, he has focused on issues such as healthcare, education, and environmental protection during his tenure in Congress. Garamendi has also been an advocate for veterans and military families, reflecting California's significant military presence.
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Dec 18, 2012
Well, we actually need to do that, but why don't we wrap up the infrastructure here and then I do want to spend a few moments talking about Social Security and perhaps ending back to where we started on Medicare and these programs.
Dec 18, 2012
Thank you very much, Mr. Tonko. Mr. Higgins, I see that you would like to get into this also. I know that you're there. So please pick up this conversation and carry it on.
Dec 18, 2012
Why don't you share with us a little bit of what the State of New York needs to do on infrastructure repair and how to prevent it from happening again.
Dec 18, 2012
Indeed, we do need to invest in infrastructure and we need to rebuild. I noticed another colleague from the great State of New York has joined us. Often Mr. Tonko and I are here on the floor in what we call the East-West Show. But Mr…
Dec 18, 2012
Does the rebel group known as the March 23rd Movement (M23) have any involvement in the trade of ivory in the Democratic Republic of the Congo or in central Africa?
Dec 18, 2012
What actions are being taken by the Department of Defense to address the trade of ivory within the Democratic Republic of the Congo and central Africa?
Dec 18, 2012
The underlying issues of illegal exploitation of natural resources is one of the major problems in this region.
Dec 18, 2012
We are currently, today or tomorrow, going to vote for an $88 billion appropriation out of the National Defense Authorization Act for Afghanistan.
Dec 11, 2012
Exactly so. All we need to do is pass that. The other alternative, which has been proposed, is to keep the taxes low for the superwealthy and to pay for that out of the pockets of seniors. We're not going there, and we shouldn't. Jan…
Dec 11, 2012
Our colleague, Sheila Jackson Lee, before she left, she brought this issue up. In the House today is the tax program that would continue the tax reductions for the middle class.
Dec 11, 2012
They don't want those people because they get sick and they're expensive. They want Medicare, but the voucher program is the privatization of Medicare. It is nothing other than that. It's the termination of this guarantee, and seniors have…
Dec 11, 2012
I know. I've got to do it tomorrow. I'll get my flu shot. So these are the kinds of things that reduce costs, and the Affordable Care Act does that, not just for seniors but all the way down the board. Go ahead. You were about to make a…
Dec 11, 2012
Exactly. As those other services roll out, they will affect not only the Medicare portion of the health care system, but they will also affect the general population and should, because of the availability of insurance and the availability…
Dec 11, 2012
Sheila Jackson Lee, thank you very much. I hope you are able to stick around. Jan.
Dec 11, 2012
Exactly. The amount that you pay into Medicare is higher as your income goes up.
Dec 11, 2012
Let me just interrupt for a second. You started to discuss Social Security. I think what you meant was Medicare, which is where you have been taking the discussion. Medicare part B is means- tested--and has been since its inception.
Dec 4, 2012
Mr. Welch, we will do it. Mr. Courtney from Connecticut has some ideas about other things that we can do.
Dec 4, 2012
If I might interrupt you for a moment. Under the current law, the U.S. Government Medicare program, it is prevented by law.
Dec 4, 2012
Mr. Curson, thank you so very much for your thoughtful discussion of the age issue--it's a profoundly important one--and also bringing up the issue of what is the cost of Medicare administration compared to the private health insurance…
Dec 4, 2012
Well, you're absolutely correct about that. The proposal to cut Medicare benefits is a nonstarter. There are things that can be done in Medicare to reduce the cost, and much has already been done. I would like to ask my colleague from the…
Nov 27, 2012
As you were talking so enthusiastically, I was thinking of some of Carl Sandburg's incredible poetry on the power of America and all that was done there. Mr. Higgins, you brought this to how we can finance our infrastructure, how we can…
Nov 27, 2012
How correct you are to look back to those heroes of the past that laid down the infrastructure. You can actually go back a little bit further. George Washington, in his first year as President of the United States, instructed Alexander…
Nov 27, 2012
I thought he was associated with Ohio as much as he is with New York. Isn't he on the border out there somewhere?
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