[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 3]
[House]
[Page 4130]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                    REPUBLICAN BUDGET ENDS MEDICARE

  (Mr. LEWIS of Georgia asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. LEWIS of Georgia. Madam Speaker, again this year, the Republican 
budget would end Medicare's guarantee to our seniors. The Republican 
budget takes aim at the very heart of our moral obligation to our 
seniors.
  Medicare has been both a blessing and a lifeline for our seniors and 
the disabled. Our seniors have worked a lifetime to make our country 
great, and we will not break our promise that Medicare will be there 
for them in their retirements. Medicare is at the core of our social 
compact. It is at the heart of what has made our Nation strong. We must 
not turn Medicare into a voucher program. We will not--we must not--
balance our budget on the backs of our seniors.

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