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Jon L. Christensen: “I rise as a family physician who has taken care of seniors on Medicare and worked with them as they tried unsuccessfully…”

On the recordJune 28, 2000
I rise as a family physician who has taken care of seniors on Medicare and worked with them as they tried unsuccessfully to stretch their limited funds to purchase the medications they needed. H.R. 4680 does not represent prescription coverage for all seniors, at best it is an initial misstep to jeopardizing Medicare completely through privatization. The leadership of this body is doing a disservice by not even allowing the Democratic alternative to the floor for debate. I ask my colleagues to reject H.R. 4680, and I ask our colleagues to work with us to give our older citizens the kind of help they deserve and the medication they need and support the Democratic proposal.
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Jon L. Christensen
Nebraska
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Addressing concerns about H.R. 4680 and advocating for better Medicare prescription coverage for seniors.

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