Gus Bilirakis: “I have in my hand four pages worth of supporters of the Medicare conference report. These are all patient groups. I am…”

“I have in my hand four pages worth of supporters of the Medicare conference report. These are all patient groups. I am going to read off just a handful of the long list: AARP; ALS Association; Alzheimer's Association; American Autoimmune Related Diseases Association; American Diabetes Association; Arthritis Foundation; Coalition to Protect America's Health Care; Coalition to Protect Health Care Access; Cuban-American National Council; Epilepsy Foundation of Florida; Florida Coalition on Hispanic Aging; Hepatitis C Global Foundation; Kidney Cancer Association; Latino Coalition; Mental Health Association of Central Florida; Montel Williams Foundation; National Alliance For Hispanic Health; National Alliance For the Mentally Ill; the National Council on the Aging; Polycystic Kidney Disease Foundation; Robbie Vierra-Lambert Spinal Cord Organization; Sickle Cell Disease Foundation of California; 60-plus Association; United Seniors Association; We Are Family Foundation; Women Heart Group.”