Senate Proceeding on Oct 13th, 2009 :: 0:46:20 to 0:48:35
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0:46:20 to 0:46:40( Edit History Discussion )

Lisa Murkowski: quorum call: a senator: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from alaska. ms. murkowski: mr. president, request under the quorum call be suspended. the presiding officer: without objection. ms. murkowski: i about the hidden taxes under the baucus proposal if congress

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Speech By: Lisa Murkowski

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Lisa Murkowski: unrealistically relying o on $500 billion in savings in medicare. it unlikely to enact medicare cuts based on our annua action since the year 2003 that has stopped cuts to doctors' reimbursement rates under what is known as a

0:47:44 to 0:48:05( Edit History Discussion )

Lisa Murkowski: sustainable growth rate formula. is this what we call the s.g.r. in 1997 congress enacted the s.g.r. formula which automatically cuts medicare reimbursement rates when annual spending for doctors' visits exceeds the s.g.r. targets. every year since 2003, congress has stepped in to prevent these

0:48:06 to 0:48:27( Edit History Discussion )

Lisa Murkowski: cuts from going into effect. i guess the question should be aske or whether it's wrong for congress to prevent these cuts. i would suggest, no, absolutely no there is virtually unanimous agreement among republicans an democrats and the preside that the fixes must happen because the s.g.r. is a flawed formula

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Lisa Murkowski: that does not accurately account for medicare pract but the s.g.r. is just one example of how congress has been