"For more than 45 years, Medicare has successfully provided access to health services for the elderly ages 65 and over."
"The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act extended the Medicare Trust Fund solvency by 8 years, which is one of the many reasons I'm proud that I voted to enact this law, and I will go to my grav..."
"Mr. Chairman, the Republican plan is cruel, and it is sadly a cruel betrayal of our Nation's seniors."
"This radical plan is not inevitable, and Democrats in Congress will fight tooth and nail to help protect our Nation's seniors from this abomination."
"I'm not in favor of merely shifting beneficiaries from one Federal plan to another."
"A typical beneficiary would spend more for health care under the proposal than under CBO's long-term scenarios."
"I think that's incredibly important as we talk about the current plan before us by the Republicans to radically change the way that Medicare is structured."
"the Ryan plan would end Medicare as it exists today, take away all Federal health benefits from 65- and 66-year-olds"
"this proposal would result in substantially higher out-of-pocket costs for seniors."
"Republicans opposed the creation of Medicare in the 1960's and have sought to dismantle it since then."
"As a matter of fact, the philosopher Camus is supposed to have said one time that I love my country, but I also love justice."
"The events of September 11, 2001, brought the attention of transportation security and terrorism to prominence."