Bob Wise: “I could not let the last Republican speaker pass unchallenged who says we are really going to increase Medicare. Well, I…”

“I could not let the last Republican speaker pass unchallenged who says we are really going to increase Medicare. Well, I guess it is sort of like Medicare, you are going to get the same level of services, but we are going to cut you back a significant percent. If it is going to then be increased, why it is so many senior citizens understand that they are going to lose on the average $900 a year? The real concern I have is, why is this being done? Is it being done to help Medicare? It is not being done to help Medicare. It is being done to pay for the tax cut. That is right, the tax cut for the wealthiest individuals in this country where 51 percent of the benefits of that tax cut go to those earning over $100,000. The only problem is, if you are going to balance the budget, you have to make up for the over $300 billion of lost revenue that is going to come because of that tax cut. Where does it come from? Out of the hide of Medicare, out of the hide of senior citizens and out of the hide of health care.”