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Jack Kingston: If the gentleman will pause a minute to go back to why touch Medicare. It is the political equivalent of messing with…

On the recordApril 30, 1997
If the gentleman will pause a minute to go back to why touch Medicare. It is the political equivalent of messing with dynamite with a lit fuse. Politically, you always take the path of least resistance. If you can avoid a controversial issue, you do. Why would we touch this lit dynamite on Medicare?
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Jack Kingston
Georgia

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Discussing the political risks associated with proposed changes to Medicare.

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