They were not very happy about that. We all remember Chairman Rostenkowski's car being rocked by a group of seniors because essentially what the Congress was saying is that if you already have this benefit, we are going to make you pay for it anyway. As we said earlier, two out of three beneficiaries already have some kind of coverage.
Discussing the reaction of seniors to proposed changes in benefits.
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