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Paul Tonko: Representative Courtney, I think what we're talking about here is legitimate reform in a way that bends that cost curve…

On the recordJuly 19, 2011
Representative Courtney, I think what we're talking about here is legitimate reform in a way that bends that cost curve and takes a sound economic program like Medicare for our Nation's seniors and allows for that benefit and pulls the resources from coast to coast to serve our Nation's seniors well. The concern here is, Representative Garamendi, they want to give their friends with deep pockets more opportunity for business. End Medicare to provide more business for the private sector insurance industry. Privatize Social Security, right?
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Paul Tonko
Democratic · New York
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Jul 19, 2011

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