[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 19]
[House]
[Page 25780]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                 DON'T ROB SENIORS OF THEIR HEALTH CARE

  (Mr. FLEMING asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. FLEMING. Mr. Speaker, as a family physician for over 30 years, I 
could have never imagined that the Democrats would come up with such a 
crazy idea as ObamaCare paid for on the backs of the American seniors.
  As it stands today, $162 billion will be cut from Medicare Advantage, 
forcing seniors to buy Medigap insurance like that sold by AARP, one of 
the many special interest groups the President cut a sweetheart deal 
with behind closed doors. There is also another $350 billion that will 
be cut from the regular Medicare, which will directly remove access to 
medical care for this, the Nation's Greatest Generation.
  In rural areas like much of my district in Louisiana, seniors will 
lose access to critical medical care as home health, doctors, and 
hospitals--they will all be closing their doors.
  I call on Speaker Pelosi to stop this horrible attack on the health 
and welfare of our senior citizens now.

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