01/28/1968
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"The time for action has come."
"Together we will guarantee older Americans the care that they need and the care that they deserve."
"Anything which touches the lives of so many citizens asks for Government action."
"Ninety percent of all the people 65 or over in this country--17,200,000 persons--are now signed up to pay $3 a month for the voluntary part of the program covering physicians' fees."