You use scare words like coercion. Nobody is coercing anybody to do anything, plus we're trying to help people have prescription drugs paid for by the plan, something that none of the Republican plans do. We enhance Medicare. We increase the benefits of Medicare. We make Medicare better than it is today. What's wrong with that?
Defending a healthcare plan during a debate on Medicare enhancements.
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