[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 7]
[House]
[Page 9303]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                        MEDICARE VOUCHER PROGRAM

  (Mrs. CAPPS asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Mrs. CAPPS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in strong opposition to the 
Republicans' misguided attack on Medicare and Medicaid. No matter what 
the other side says, their plans for Medicare and Medicaid will end 
them, leaving them as nothing but a shell.
  This is a question of priorities. Which is the best choice? Either 
closing the doughnut hole so seniors, including 7,000 in my district, 
don't have to choose between their medications and paying the rent, or 
giving huge subsidies to oil companies?
  Or this choice: telling people, including 100,000 in my congressional 
district who are in their 40s and 50s, to hurry up and save another 
$200,000 each before they retire so they can pay for health care since 
Medicare's guarantee is gone?
  Or continuing tax breaks for millionaires and billionaires?
  The Republican budget is not a plan for our future. It's a recipe for 
disaster. It ends Medicare and Medicaid, puts our seniors at risk.
  Stand up for our current and future seniors. Say ``no'' to the 
Republican attack on Medicare and Medicaid.

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