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On the recordJanuary 27, 2010
You can go after Medicare with fiscal knives anytime you like.
Said by
Sheldon Whitehouse
Democratic · Rhode Island

Editor's note · Context

Senator Whitehouse emphasizes the ease of cutting Medicare benefits.

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