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Richard K. Armey: “Mr. Speaker, just for the record, I want to encourage the gentleman to appreciate the fact that we do not intend to see…”

On the recordSeptember 8, 1995
Mr. Speaker, just for the record, I want to encourage the gentleman to appreciate the fact that we do not intend to see any package in which there will be Medicare cuts.
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Richard K. Armey
Texas

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Addressing concerns about potential Medicare cuts in proposed legislation.

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