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On the recordMarch 5, 2013
This is a committee which last year and apparently this year again seems to be the place where the strongest effort is being made, in my opinion, to butcher a program which has done so much in terms of raising life expectancy for seniors since it was enacted in 1965.
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Joe Courtney
Democratic · Connecticut

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Courtney criticizes proposed cuts to Medicare, emphasizing its importance for seniors' health.

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