[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 10]
[House]
[Page 14123]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                         MEDICARE CLASS WARFARE

  (Mr. AL GREEN of Texas asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. AL GREEN of Texas. Mr. Speaker, I refuse to participate in what I 
call ``Medicare class warfare.'' I refuse to pit those who are 55 and 
above against those who are under 55.
  Mr. Speaker, I believe that those of us who are above 55 ought to 
want the same health care for those who are under 55 that we're going 
to receive.
  I refuse to participate in Medicare class warfare. I believe that 
those who are at the dawn of life should know that they will have the 
same health care benefits that we will have at the twilight of life.
  Again, I refuse to participate in Medicare class warfare.

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