Don't Rob Seniors Of Their Health Care

Floor Speech

Mr. FLEMING. Mr. Speaker, as a family physician for over 30 years, I could have never imagined that the Democrats would come up with such a crazy idea as ObamaCare paid for on the backs of the American seniors.

As it stands today, $162 billion will be cut from Medicare Advantage, forcing seniors to buy Medigap insurance like that sold by AARP, one of the many special interest groups the President cut a sweetheart deal with behind closed doors. There is also another $350 billion that will be cut from the regular Medicare, which will directly remove access to medical care for this, the Nation's Greatest Generation.

In rural areas like much of my district in Louisiana, seniors will lose access to critical medical care as home health, doctors, and hospitals--they will all be closing their doors.

I call on Speaker Pelosi to stop this horrible attack on the health and welfare of our senior citizens now.

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