Paul Tonko: “And I think it's probably what underlies the thinking of Americans out there, because when they were polled just…”

“And I think it's probably what underlies the thinking of Americans out there, because when they were polled just recently with the poll that was shared with people today, there is overwhelming opposition to the GOP plan to end Medicare. So much so that in that effort by the GOP to convert Medicare to a voucher system, 57-plus percent said ``no'' to that idea. And when you look at independent voters out there as a separate bloc of measurement, it closes into 60 percent, at 58-point-some percent. So people are saying overwhelmingly, We do not want to convert this into a voucher system, where you get 32 cents on every dollar that you need. And they're saying very clearly: Hands off my Medicare. The message couldn't be clearer: Hands off my Medicare.”