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Christopher Shays: I remember being the chairman of the task force, on the Committee on the Budget, on Medicare and Medicaid, and I…

On the recordJuly 22, 1996
I remember being the chairman of the task force, on the Committee on the Budget, on Medicare and Medicaid, and I remember the fact that the gentleman was not going to vote for the plan unless we realized that urban areas were treated in a much more beneficial way than a number of your communities. I remember you having a dialog with me, and more particularly the Speaker, and convincing him to put more money into the rural areas so they would in fact get more.
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Christopher Shays
Connecticut

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Discussing budget considerations for Medicare and Medicaid during a committee meeting.

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