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Joe Pitts: “But what Republicans want to do when they talk about reform is to cut the structural foundation of Medicare, turn the…”

On the recordApril 10, 2013
But what Republicans want to do when they talk about reform is to cut the structural foundation of Medicare, turn the whole thing over to insurance companies, and I can tell you right now that that option is simply a nonstarter.
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Joe Pitts
Republican · Pennsylvania

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Pitts opposes Republican plans to privatize Medicare, calling it unacceptable.

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