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Barbara Mikulski: “But these bills--the Baucus bill, for example, would cut $404 billion off Medicare with cuts in Medicare of 10 to 15…”

On the recordOctober 14, 2009
But these bills--the Baucus bill, for example, would cut $404 billion off Medicare with cuts in Medicare of 10 to 15 percent every year.
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Barbara Mikulski
Democratic · Maryland

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Mikulski criticizes proposed cuts to Medicare in health reform bills.

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