[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 6]
[House]
[Page 8639]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                    REPUBLICAN PLAN TO END MEDICARE

  (Ms. CHU asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Ms. CHU. Mr. Speaker, House Republicans are trying to sell America's 
seniors a false bill of goods. Republicans claim that seniors won't be 
impacted by their plan to end Medicare. That simply isn't true.
  What's true is that insurance bureaucrats will be placed in between 
seniors and their doctors. What's true is that a senior in my State of 
California will be forced to pay $6,000 extra in out-of-pocket 
expenses; then, once the Republican plan to end Medicare takes full 
effect, those out-of-pocket expenses will double. Imagine our seniors 
being turned away at the pharmacy. Imagine seniors having to reach 
deeper into their wallet after a doctor's visit.
  The GOP plan to end Medicare is unacceptable. We must keep our 
promises to our seniors.

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