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On the recordJanuary 31, 2012
I believe whatever label you put on it, what is basically a Medicare voucher system simply shifts those health care costs onto vulnerable seniors...
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Lloyd Doggett
Democratic · Texas

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Doggett criticizes proposed Medicare changes that would burden seniors with costs.

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