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On the recordMay 20, 2013
we are going to call it a premium increase, but it is a tax. It is a tax on the seniors that we are putting on here.
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Jim McDermott
Democratic · Washington

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McDermott criticizes proposed Medicare reforms as a tax on seniors.

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