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On the recordOctober 18, 2017
the amendment from the Senator from Utah speaks about ``strengthening and improving'' Medicaid and Medicare. We don't strengthen and improve Medicaid by cutting it by $1 trillion, and we don't strengthen and improve Medicare by cutting it by $469 billion. That is Orwellian language. We should vote down this amendment and adopt the Sanders amendment which says: Let us give no tax breaks to billionaires while we cut Medicaid. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Toomey). The question is on agreeing to the amendment.
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Bernie Sanders
Independent · Vermont
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Oct 18, 2017

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