Lois Frankel: “This is the final amendment to the bill which will not kill the bill or send it back to committee. If adopted, the bill…”

“This is the final amendment to the bill which will not kill the bill or send it back to committee. If adopted, the bill will immediately proceed to final passage, as amended. Mr. Speaker, my motion will make this bill much better. It is going to delay this legislation from going into effect until we clean up one of the messes caused by the Republican tax scam, the big giveaway to the richest few in this country at the expense of most Americans. Now, listen to this. The 2018 Medicare trustee report predicts that the Medicare trust fund will be depleted in 2026--3 years earlier than predicted in last year's report. Now, Mr. Speaker, why is this? Not a big surprise. The $2.3 trillion Republican tax cut for the benefit of corporations and billionaires has shortchanged the longevity of the fund that pays for the healthcare of 58 million seniors. It is called Medicare, a program that celebrates its 53rd year anniversary this month, a system that seniors have spent a lifetime paying into. Just ask Eve in my hometown of West Palm Beach who relies on skilled nursing care, like the 1.8 million Eves in this country; or Irving in Delray, who had his prostate removed. Like Irving, 6.6 Americans rely on Medicare to pay for their hospital visits every year. Medicare helps to keep our grandmothers and grandfathers healthy and repair them when they are sick.…”