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On the recordNovember 17, 2003
What we see, and I will summarize, is an effort by some to discount the lives of senior citizens in America when judging the impact of public health regulations. That has to come to an end. We have to make certain the policy we follow in this country, the policy that is being articulated by John Graham, the head of the OMB regulatory office, is one that counts senior citizens the same as any other citizen. Some of the statements made by Mr. Graham are troubling. But with this statement, and the amendment we have offered today, which is identical to the one offered by the House of Representatives, this bill will say once and for all that senior death discounting has to come to an end.
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Dick Durbin
Democratic · Illinois

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Addressing the treatment of senior citizens in public health regulations.

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