On the recordSeptember 29, 1995
Frank DiPalo will be testifying later this afternoon about the impact of the cuts on Medicare and Medicaid. Frank remembers the days when his parents could not retire because they could not afford to. Frank DiPalo remembers the days when senior citizens were drugged in nursing homes because they did not have adequate staff to maintain those nursing homes. What the Republicans are calling for is lifting the standards in these nursing homes that keep them home with dignity. Frank is going to speak out about what it is like for senior citizens with regard to out-of-pocket expenses for pharmaceutical drugs and the like, and Frank is going to say it is unjust for the Republicans to give a $245 billion tax cut, over 52 percent of which is going to go to families earning $100,000 or more, all while 85 percent of Medicare recipients get less than $25,000 and spend more than a quarter of that income on their health care expenses.
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