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Victor Fazio: could the majority leader indicate to us when we will be able to begin the process of analysis and numbers crunching on…

On the recordSeptember 8, 1995
could the majority leader indicate to us when we will be able to begin the process of analysis and numbers crunching on the Medicare provisions that will be a central part of reconciliation? Perhaps the gentleman could update us on when reconciliation is expected to come to the floor, and when we will be able to begin the process of understanding the full impact of those cuts in the Medicare Program that are obviously going to be very contentious and need a great deal of attention before we should be in a position to vote on them.
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Victor Fazio
Democratic · California

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Inquiring about the timeline for analyzing Medicare provisions in the reconciliation process.

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