[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 7]
[House]
[Page 9115]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




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                       SAVE MEDICARE AND MEDICAID

  (Mr. CLARKE of Michigan asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. CLARKE of Michigan. Mr. Speaker, we must save Medicare and 
Medicaid. With more and more people growing older and the costs of 
medical technology skyrocketing, the proposal to end Medicare would 
result in many seniors on a fixed income going bankrupt. The proposal 
to gut Medicaid would end up throwing our loved ones out of nursing 
homes and into the streets. I will tell you how Congress can best 
balance the budget. Just do these three things: Help create more jobs, 
help stop foreclosures, and help keep people healthy by providing 
health care to everyone.

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