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Chris Van Hollen: The way to save Medicare is to bring down costs overall in the health care system, not give seniors a voucher that puts…

On the recordMarch 20, 2013
The way to save Medicare is to bring down costs overall in the health care system, not give seniors a voucher that puts all the risk on the senior, which is what the Republican approach does. I now yield 1 minute to the distinguished ranking member of the Energy and Commerce Committee, the gentleman from California (Mr. Waxman).
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Chris Van Hollen
Democratic · Maryland
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Mar 20, 2013

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