As I mentioned earlier, the new benefit in its implementation are hardly perfect, but rather than trying to scare and confuse seniors, I would hope that we could work together as we go through the implementation phase to find out what is going wrong with the program, and if we can make some changes to fix it, let's do it, and let's do it on a bipartisan basis.
Bipartisan cooperation is essential to address issues in new healthcare programs.
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Madam Chair, I rise in strong support of H.R. 4606. I want to compliment Congressman Johnson for his leadership and, also, on the Democratic side, Congressman Cuellar. I don't know if he is in the room. I compliment him for being an…
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