[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 66 (Tuesday, April 24, 2018)]
[House]
[Page H3494]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     AMERICA DESERVES A BETTER DEAL

  (Mr. TONKO asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. TONKO. Mr. Speaker, last year, this Chamber rammed through a tax 
cut for billionaires and wealthy corporations, paid for on the backs of 
America's middle class. You don't hear them talk about it much anymore 
though because it was a very bad deal.
  This year, the President's budget includes $1.5 trillion in cuts to 
Medicare, and Republicans want to eliminate Medicare and turn it into a 
voucher. That is a bad deal.
  The President's budget includes a $1.4 trillion cut to Medicaid. My 
Republican colleagues have tried to cut Medicaid time and time again 
with ACA repeals. Those are a bad deal.
  Today, more than half of our seniors would live in poverty without 
Social Security. They rely on Medicare and Medicaid to care for them in 
their golden years--from doctors' visits to prescription drugs to 
nursing homes. After all, seniors pay toward these programs through 
their entire working life.
  Democrats have plans to strengthen Social Security, strengthen 
Medicare, and strengthen Medicaid. That is a better deal, and America 
and her people deserve a better deal.

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