[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 6]
[House]
[Page 7704]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                 PROTECT MEDICARE FOR AMERICA'S SENIORS

  (Mr. McGOVERN asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. McGOVERN. Mr. Speaker, health care is a right, not a privilege. 
We made a promise to our seniors that they will have health care when 
they retire, that they will not have to wither away as they age.
  But Republicans have broken that promise. Republicans, by passing the 
Ryan budget, believe that seniors should fend for themselves, that 
America should not honor the bargain made with its seniors.
  It's simple, Mr. Speaker. Republicans don't like Medicare. I am glad 
this new majority is showing its true colors. And it is no surprise 
that Americans don't like this position. They didn't like it when they 
tried to privatize Social Security, and they don't like the Republican 
plan to voucherize Medicare.
  Republicans would rather break this promise for their partisan, 
ideological crusade. In contrast, Democrats stand with America's 
seniors. We believe America should keep its promise to America's 
seniors. We believe America's seniors deserve better.
  Support Medicare.

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