We wrestled with how to get Medicare. In fact, a lot of conservative Republicans got beat up quite a bit on this because we expanded in essence an entitlement.
John Shimkus: “We wrestled with how to get Medicare. In fact, a lot of conservative Republicans got beat up quite a bit on this because…”
On the recordApril 29, 2019
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Shimkus reflects on the challenges of expanding Medicare to include prescription drug coverage.
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