[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 7]
[House]
[Page 9116]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                    REPUBLICAN PLAN TO END MEDICARE

  (Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute.)
  Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas. Mr. Speaker, first, again, I want 
to congratulate those Dallas Mavericks for winning the NBA 
championship, and also to rise in opposition to the Republican plan to 
end Medicare. The Republican budget replaces Medicare with an 
underfunded voucher system that eliminates the guaranteed Medicare 
benefit for everyone under the age of 55.
  In the Dallas and north Texas region, the Republican plan would 
increase the out-of-pocket costs of health care coverage by over $6,000 
per year for 630,000 individuals under 55. The Republican plan would 
immediately cut benefits and would require seniors in my congressional 
district to pay an extra $47 million for prescription drugs over the 
next decade. I urge my colleagues to protect our seniors and defend 
them against these reckless attacks on their health care and economic 
security, and also their peace of mind.

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