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Jim McDermott: When we talk about cuts, everybody here thinks they know what we are talking about, but I have no idea what the average…

On the recordSeptember 20, 2012
When we talk about cuts, everybody here thinks they know what we are talking about, but I have no idea what the average American thinks when we say we are making cuts in Medicare.
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Jim McDermott
Democratic · Washington

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McDermott questions public understanding of Medicare cuts.

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