I will be very brief. I think tonight is a milestone for the Medicare Program--a lifeline for millions of older people. That is because tonight the Senate is voting to retire the outdated, inefficiency-rewarding, commonsense-defying Medicare reimbursement system. As Senator Hatch noted, it has been bipartisan; it has long been bipartisan. I think this is an important night for the Senate and it is going to be long remembered. I yield the floor.
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