I guess, Mr. Speaker, that I do not know if the President told the truth, but people who report to the President that should have been informing the President certainly did not tell the truth, because they said the bill would cost $400 billion. It cost $534 billion, and that led to the biggest Medicare premium increase in history.
Sherrod Brown: “I guess, Mr. Speaker, that I do not know if the President told the truth, but people who report to the President that…”
On the recordSeptember 21, 2004
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Discussing the cost of a Medicare bill and its implications during a House debate.
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