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Janice Schakowsky: Thank you very much for reminding everybody, first of all, that Medicare is the government program of health care for…

On the recordMarch 17, 2010
Thank you very much for reminding everybody, first of all, that Medicare is the government program of health care for older Americans. It is not just a made-up story that sometimes people come up to us and say, Keep government hands off my Medicare. Well, we have to remind people that this is a 100 percent government program. And thank God for Medicare, because so many people, that is the only insurance they have. And I have to tell you, a lot of people come into my office every week and saying, I can't wait. I can't wait for my 65th birthday so that I can finally get the insurance and the care that I need.
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Janice Schakowsky
Democratic · Illinois
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govinfo.gov
Mar 17, 2010

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Schakowsky discusses the importance of Medicare for older Americans and its role in providing essential health care.

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