How dare any of the Members suggest they love their mothers and fathers more than we love our mothers and fathers. How dare they suggest that we dislike our grandparents and would feed them bitter pills, and get them. How dare they make that suggestion. My mother is alive because of Medicare. Medicare saved her life not once but three times. We are here to fight for Medicare and to improve it tonight, Republicans and Democrats alike. They have a different plan than us, but we all love our mothers and fathers. We all love our grandparents. How dare they suggest otherwise.
William Tauzin: “How dare any of the Members suggest they love their mothers and fathers more than we love our mothers and fathers. How…”
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Defending Medicare and addressing accusations about caring for parents and grandparents.
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