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Patricia Schroeder: as we go home for Mother's Day, I think all of us know that mothers have that extrasensory perception about when people…

On the recordMay 12, 1995
as we go home for Mother's Day, I think all of us know that mothers have that extrasensory perception about when people are fudging. Well, let me tell you, there is going to be a lot of fudging going on here about this budget. You are going to hear it's traditional family values. But let me ask a question? Do you know any family in America that when they pull up to the table to put their budget together says let us push the children away and let us push the elderly away, the most vulnerable in the family, so those who are doing real well can get a larger piece of the pie? I do not know any family like that. That is the traditional mogul budget. So we have really turned it on its head and turned traditional family values into traditional mogul values. And if you are really wondering what to get your mother this year for Mother's Day, they have now answered the question. Send her a check, send her cash. She is going to need at least $900 to $1,000 a year because there is going to be an increase in premiums and an increase in all things that affect her Medicare. Not a good Mother's Day present.
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Patricia Schroeder
Colorado

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Discussing budget impacts on families and Medicare during a speech before Mother's Day.

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