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Dick Durbin: “Do you know who the Senators were who voted for this massive, government-run entitlement program that added hundreds and…”

On the recordFebruary 25, 2010
Do you know who the Senators were who voted for this massive, government-run entitlement program that added hundreds and billions of dollars to our debt--not tax cuts? ... All of it was a massive government entitlement program run out of Washington--big government, big bill, not paid for, and there was not one word about it needing to be paid for. ... We now figured out on Medicare D that we transferred a bunch of taxpayer money straight to the bottom line profits of the pharmaceutical companies.
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Dick Durbin
Democratic · Illinois
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govinfo.gov
Feb 25, 2010

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Senator Durbin discusses the impact of Medicare D and fiscal responsibility among Senators.

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