Senate Proceeding 10-14-09 on Oct 14th, 2009 :: 3:37:30 to 3:38:50
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Judd Gregg: any kind of similar situation in new hampshire. mr. gregg: the senator from georgia is expressing a which i think most state governors are extraordinarily worried about, whether they're republicans or democrats, which is this bill as it starts up, it covers the additional people who would be pushed to medicare,

3:37:30 to 3:38:50( Edit History Discussion )
Speech By: Judd Gregg

3:37:48 to 3:38:08( Edit History Discussion )

Judd Gregg: which is about 20 million nationally. but, that coverage drops off in the out years. and it will put many states in dire straits. you talked about the numbers in georgia. new hampshire will have the exact same problem, only we don't have a balanced budget. we're not that foresighted.

3:38:09 to 3:38:29( Edit History Discussion )

Judd Gregg: wraoe already have a problem. we're already running major deficits in the state of new hampshire. if you put these medicare costs on, you're going to make it very difficult to do things like spend on your school especially in new hampshire in our mental health care systems, which are key to our quality of life in new hampshire.

3:38:30 to 3:38:54( Edit History Discussion )

Judd Gregg: so, this will be a massive unfunded mandate. i saw the number $33 billion as being what the states will end up picking up here over the ten-year period. that's a big number for states to pick up. it will put massive strains on state budgets. it is another example of the federal government saying here, look at the wonderful things we've done for everybody and