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On the recordJune 26, 2008
these are some of the organizations that support the Medicare bill now before the Senate. We have the American Association of Retired Persons, the AARP; Alzheimer's Association; the American Academy of Oncology; the American Academy of Audiology; the American Academy of Family Physicians; the American Academy of Opthalmology; American Ambulance Association; American Association of Nurses Anesthetists; American Cancer Society; American College of Cardiology; American Heart Association; American Hospital Association; American Medical Association, the AMA; American Medical Technologists; American Optometric Association; the American Osteopathic Association; American Psychological Association; American Society of Plastic Surgeons; Campaign for Tobacco Free Kids; Cleveland Clinic--to name a few institutions--National Osteoporosis Foundation; National Renal Administrators Association; National Rural Health Association; Parkinson's Action Network; Schizophrenia and Related Disorders Alliance of America; Society for Thoracic Surgeons; Suicide Prevention Action Network; Medical Rights Center; National Community Pharmacists Association. I ask unanimous consent to print in the Record more than 200 organizations that want every Senator to vote to finish this legislation, to complete this legislation, to pass this legislation.
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Harry Reid
Democratic · Nevada

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Listing organizations that support the Medicare bill during Senate floor debate.

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