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Jack Kingston: “I wanted to show this chart, which apparently the previous speaker might not have read the bill, but it does show…”

On the recordSeptember 24, 1996
I wanted to show this chart, which apparently the previous speaker might not have read the bill, but it does show clearly that the Republican plan, which is a reaction to the Clinton trustees saying that Medicare is going bankrupt, our plan to strengthen, save, and preserve Medicare is very much on target and increases the amount per recipient from about $5,200 to over $7,000. In my neck of the woods and I think in Ohio that is not considered a cut. I know here in Lala land, Washington, DC, you can call anything a cut, just as you can call Clinton a conservative.
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Jack Kingston
Georgia
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Discussing the Republican plan for Medicare during a debate on healthcare reform.

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