On the recordFebruary 15, 2012
I thank my colleague. I feel a little bit out of my element. We've only dealt with Tennessee and Louisiana. So it's good to be here, and I appreciate the opportunity to stand here with my colleagues. I think it's so important that the Doctors Caucus have this conversation with the American people because we stand here tonight not as politicians but as people who care deeply about the health care profession and about patients getting the kind of care they need. So I hope that when we speak to the American people, and particularly our seniors, because tonight we're talking about saving Medicare, that they look at us as people who are deeply committed to making sure that they have the health care and the Medicare benefits that they deserve because they've paid into it. {time} 1940 I guess briefly, because we have so many other colleagues here, I'd like to make just a couple of points to the American people. Number one, unfortunately, because of the current health care law, Medicare has been changed. When we talk about saving Medicare, it really means restoring it to what the American people know Medicare is, especially our seniors. I am so saddened when I see some of the senior groups like AARP. In fact, I've got a whole box of letters from people who belong to AARP, saying, Don't cut Medicare. I want to assure the American people and say to them that we are not cutting Medicare.…
