“Democrats have gone further and further and further to the left with no end in sight.”
“New Yorkers deserve the choice to endure less suffering, not by shortening their lives, but by shortening their deaths.”
“The fact is that she agrees with them from a policy standpoint, even if she doesn't couch herself in the same title of socialist.”

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On the recordJanuary 20, 2010
So we are going to take $500 billion out of Medicare. And what do you think is going to happen? If you take $500 billion out of Medicare, it is going to be harder to provide services for people. But you are not just doing that alone. You are adding more people and taking money out. So now you're sort of compounding the problem. And so the result is you're going to get poorer quality care and you're going to have to pay more money on the side, I suppose. Is that right, Doctor?
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W. Todd Akin
Missouri
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The speaker is discussing the impact of budget cuts to Medicare.

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