On the recordApril 15, 2015
my motion would instruct conferees to remove from the final budget resolution any Medicare cuts that would increase out-of-pocket costs for senior citizens, eliminating guaranteed benefits or making structural changes to Medicare by turning it into a voucher-based system or premium support system. I think one of our greatest concerns in this budget, among many, is the fact that when you add it all up, there are $566 billion in Medicare cuts in this Senate resolution. Shockingly, it is more than even the House cuts. I would urge that we stand with people who pay into a health care system that works. They have earned those benefits. They are counting on those benefits. Seniors and people with disabilities across the country need to know Medicare is an intact, guaranteed health care system for them. I urge support for my motion. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Wyoming.
