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America Deserves A Better Deal

Floor Speech

Date: April 24, 2018
Location: Washington, DC
Issues: Senior Citizens Entitlements and the Safety Net Health and Health Care

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Mr. TONKO. Mr. Speaker, last year, this Chamber rammed through a tax cut for billionaires and wealthy corporations, paid for on the backs of America's middle class. You don't hear them talk about it much anymore though because it was a very bad deal.

This year, the President's budget includes $1.5 trillion in cuts to Medicare, and Republicans want to eliminate Medicare and turn it into a voucher. That is a bad deal.

The President's budget includes a $1.4 trillion cut to Medicaid. My Republican colleagues have tried to cut Medicaid time and time again with ACA repeals. Those are a bad deal.

Today, more than half of our seniors would live in poverty without Social Security. They rely on Medicare and Medicaid to care for them in their golden years--from doctors' visits to prescription drugs to nursing homes. After all, seniors pay toward these programs through their entire working life.

Democrats have plans to strengthen Social Security, strengthen Medicare, and strengthen Medicaid. That is a better deal, and America and her people deserve a better deal.

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