Ed Markey: “And that Medicare budget is completely and totally smashed. So there…”

On the recordJune 1, 2011

And that Medicare budget is completely and totally smashed. So there is your debate here today, ladies and gentlemen. Are you with billionaires, Big Insurance, Big Oil? Are you with Grandma and Grandpa, making sure that Medicare remains intact for the years ahead, honoring the promise that we made to them for giving us this great country that we live in today. That's the vote today. Vote ``yes'' or ``no'' on Grandma, vote ``no'' on that Republican budget, and protect Grandma's health care into the future.

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Ed Markey

Democratic · Massachusetts

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Jun 1, 2011

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