Jim McDermott said...

At its core, Medicare is a fulfillment of a commitment to the health security of the American people.

The creation of Medicare in 1965 was one of the great policy achievements in the history of this country.

Mr. Blumenauer put through a bill, Mr. Levin and I put a bill in 25 years ago, that everybody in Medicare ought to file ...

So how do you measure then the patient who says, well, I wasn't satisfied because I went away and I still ain't got--my ...