Senate Proceeding on Oct 1st, 2009 :: 1:26:35 to 1:27:39
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1:26:35 to 1:26:57( Edit History Discussion )

Johnny Isakson: medicare money and they say it is going mr. isakson: they're saying it's over. and so we are selling a revenue saver to pay for the expansion of health care at the federal level by saying we're going to reduce payout for seniors in medicare by $500 billion in

1:26:35 to 1:27:39( Edit History Discussion )
Speech By: Johnny Isakson

1:26:58 to 1:27:18( Edit History Discussion )

Johnny Isakson: waste, fraud,nd abuse. assuming that we kno is $500 billion there and it should go to the medicare trust fund to ensure that it lasts longer. we should never we on something that we think is there and move the numbers down for the convenience of making a sale today.

1:27:19 to 1:27:39( Edit History Discussion )

Johnny Isakson: so i think as senior, and on behalf of all seniors, we all realize that if that $500 billion isn't there in waste, fraud, first thing you're going to do is have reimbursements cut. instead of three out of four doctors taking medicare patien four or one out of two one out of three. the next thing you know, seniors