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On the recordMarch 11, 2014
Your budget contains several proposals for structural reforms to Medicare, all of which will increase the cost on beneficiaries.
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Jim McDermott
Democratic · Washington

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McDermott criticizes the budget for increasing costs on Medicare beneficiaries without shared sacrifice.

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