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Peter Roskam: So when the gentleman from Wisconsin said that there is a proposal that is out there by the majority on this committee…

On the recordJune 21, 2011
So when the gentleman from Wisconsin said that there is a proposal that is out there by the majority on this committee that ends Medicare, in fact, Medicare as we know it will end in 2024 absent some change in policy or some change in moving forward, that is right, isn't it?
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Peter Roskam
Republican · Illinois

Editor's note · Context

Roskam emphasizes the urgency of Medicare policy changes to prevent its end in 2024.

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