Chuck Grassley: “Yes, $12 billion is a lot of money; $6 billion of that $12 billion he wants to take away from this provision, this…”

“Yes, $12 billion is a lot of money; $6 billion of that $12 billion he wants to take away from this provision, this bipartisan provision, that would be used for things he stands for. He has been talking about chronic disease management. He has been talking about managing to a better extent people with chronic diseases. We have put $6 billion into demonstration projects like that to save the taxpayers' money. Why? Because 5 percent of the seniors cause 50 percent of the costs to Medicare. That is why those demonstration projects are very important. That is why I hope you will vote against this amendment.”