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Debbie Wasserman Schultz: “For decades we have looked to Medicare and Medicaid with the expectation that the Federal Government would honor its…”

On the recordMarch 28, 2012
For decades we have looked to Medicare and Medicaid with the expectation that the Federal Government would honor its commitment. Now, under this budget plan, Republicans are trying to back out of our commitment to seniors. We cannot go back on our promise to the Greatest Generation. There is a better way forward. I ask my colleagues to think about our seniors and our most vulnerable and reject the Republican budget plan.
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Debbie Wasserman Schultz
Democratic · Florida
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Mar 28, 2012

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