Susan Davis: “As my constituents remind me frequently, seniors have paid into the Medicare system their whole working lives. Seniors…”

“As my constituents remind me frequently, seniors have paid into the Medicare system their whole working lives. Seniors have done so with the understanding that, if they work hard and play by the rules, this country will provide for their health care needs during retirement. That is why I am committed to working with my colleagues and the administration to ensure the survival of Medicare, and that is why I strongly oppose the Republican budget. The Republican budget would end Medicare by transforming it into a voucher program, and it would slash over $1 trillion in benefits over the next decade. So, with far less money in hand, our seniors would become dependent on insurance companies to decide the fate of their health care--insurance companies that could price our seniors out of the market or cut benefits at will. Also, while the Republican budget takes from seniors to cut costs, it gives millionaires an average tax cut of at least--at least and I've seen larger numbers--$150,000 in 2014. Our seniors deserve better. I look forward to a real bipartisan effort to preserve the promise of Medicare for future generations. ____________________”