12/08/2009
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"We are negative cash flow in the Hospital Insurance Trust Fund."
"I think that this cannot be the last generation of Americans... that they are not going to have an opportunity for the same standard of living that we have had."
"A final vote on the recommendations would occur before the 111th Congress adjourns."
"We are out of control and we are reaching a precipice, that if we do not take definitive action soon, we could pass a tipping point."