07/20/2011
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"I would like to thank Representative Dingell for working with me on two of the bills that we will be considering today, H.R. 3120 and H.R. 3263."
"The Independent Payment Advisory Board was not supported by a single Republican in the 109th Congress."
"That is not how we make decisions in something so important. Because Medicare is just simply too important for our seniors, who already struggle to make ends meet, to be subjected to cuts in this way."
"Each of these policies exemplifies our shared commitment to strengthening the Medicare program for current beneficiaries, and improving it for future generations."