John Cornyn: “If you raise taxes enough and if you cut Medicare enough, you might be able to claim, through phony bookkeeping, that…”

“If you raise taxes enough and if you cut Medicare enough, you might be able to claim, through phony bookkeeping, that somehow this cuts the deficit. The administration's own actuaries have concluded this law will raise health care costs. That is why it is important we pass this amendment, so that the central purpose of this legislation--to bend the cost curve down--is actually realized. I urge colleagues to support the amendment.”