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Harry Reid: “I will close by giving the direct quote of the majority leader of the U.S. House of Representatives: Medicare has no…”

On the recordJune 21, 1996
I will close by giving the direct quote of the majority leader of the U.S. House of Representatives: Medicare has no place in a free world. Social Security is a rotten trick. I think we are going to have to bite the bullet on Social Security and phase it out over time. Now, we have heard from the Republican nominee, we have heard from the Speaker of the House of Representatives, we have heard from the majority leader of the House of Representatives. I think it indicates where they stand on Medicare and Medicaid, and I think the reference made to how they feel about health care reform is pretty clear, is it not?
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Harry Reid
Democratic · Nevada

Editor's note · Context

Discussing the implications of Republican leadership statements on Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security.

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