11/16/2011
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"The reason we are holding this hearing is that the Affordable Care Act cut, slashed more than $300 billion out of Medicare Advantage that so many of our seniors rely upon."
"There is no other room. That is correct."
"I was around the last time Congress went after Medicare private plans in the 1997 Balanced Budget Act."
"Just for the record, Mr. Baker, the trends have not changed because the cuts have not occurred. This hearing is about the future and the impact on our seniors."