[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 6]
[House]
[Pages 8554-8555]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                          LEAVE MEDICARE ALONE

  (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, when it comes to their idea of eliminating 
Medicare as we know it, the Republicans are holding a bad hand. But 
instead of folding like a smart card player would, they have decided to 
go all in.

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  Yesterday, the Republican majority voted to deem their radical 
Medicare plan as passed into law, despite the fact that the 
overwhelming majority of Americans oppose them. At a time when Big Oil 
is making record profits and gouging consumers at the pump, the 
Republican majority has voted to balance the budget on the backs of the 
most vulnerable people in America: our children, our seniors, our 
students, and our disabled.
  At a time when millions of Americans are struggling to just get by, 
the Republican majority has voted to provide massive tax cuts for the 
very rich. It's not fair and it's not right.
  The American people are paying attention, Mr. Speaker. They are 
making their voices heard, including at the ballot box. I urge my 
Republican colleagues to listen and to abandon their reckless policies. 
Leave Medicare alone.

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