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Charles W. Stenholm: “I rise in humble appreciation for the 45 seconds being allowed to me tonight to speak for what I am for in Medicare and…”

On the recordJune 26, 2003
I rise in humble appreciation for the 45 seconds being allowed to me tonight to speak for what I am for in Medicare and to express my extreme disappointment in the leadership of this House for bringing to the floor a bill based on an ideological agenda that will undermine the traditional Medicare program and fail to offer reliable prescription drug coverage for seniors in rural areas, or seriously address the issue of prescription drug costs. The motion to recommit promptly reported back to the floor will have a guaranteed fallback within Medicare for rural areas if private plans are not available, stronger provisions for rural providers, stays within the $400 billion allocation which safeguards to make sure that that happens, and it is based on the compromise in the other body that will give strong bipartisan support and become law.
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Addressing concerns about a Medicare bill and its impact on rural seniors during a House floor speech.

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