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Nick Smith: “Well, you know, it is only partisan for those individuals that think they have a target to shoot down something, to…”

On the recordSeptember 28, 1995
Well, you know, it is only partisan for those individuals that think they have a target to shoot down something, to criticize rather than being constructive to help develop the best solutions to save, preserve, and keep Medicare available to the current recipients and the future recipients, so, as far as a budget consideration, the trustees of Medicare came to the Committee on the Budget, and they said Medicare is going to be going broke. We are going to take in less money than is needed for payout starting next year. Something has to be done.
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Nick Smith
Republican · Michigan

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Discussing the financial challenges facing Medicare during a budget debate.

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