Ileana Ros-Lehtinen: “It is common knowledge that most of today's American families can no longer live comfortably on one sole income, in…”

“It is common knowledge that most of today's American families can no longer live comfortably on one sole income, in fact, most households depend on at least two incomes, and as if that wasn't enough, today's American employees average more hours at work than employees from other nations. It is crystal clear that Americans work hard for their paychecks, which is why it is disheartening to know that when a significant percentage of their hard earned money is involuntarily removed for a Medicare fund, our government will use it as a slush fund to operate completely unrelated programs from which our seniors will never benefit. Our nation's population is rapidly aging and in response to this, Congress must make the protection of Medicare dollars a high priority in order to deliver healthcare for seniors. Our seniors deserve the health care benefits they were promised. Our seniors need to know that they will receive adequate healthcare when they need it most. They need not be terrified, as many are, about whether their doctor visits, treatments and even prescriptions will be covered.”