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Jay Rockefeller: “This amendment is about restoring $50 billion that was cut by the Republicans from Medicare. That is what my amendment…”

On the recordMay 16, 1996
This amendment is about restoring $50 billion that was cut by the Republicans from Medicare. That is what my amendment is about. That is kind of what I would like our discussion to be about.
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Jay Rockefeller
Democratic · West Virginia

Editor's note · Context

Discussing an amendment related to Medicare funding during a floor debate.

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