Senate Proceeding on Nov 5th, 2009 :: 2:02:25 to 2:05:10
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Speech By: Lamar Alexander

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Lamar Alexander: are scaring seniors about medicare mr. president. it is the democratic health care bills about medicare cuts, and they have a right to be concerned. so just in case anyone who might be listening thinks that we're making this up on the republican side of the aisle, i brought with me a few articles from

2:02:32 to 2:02:52( Edit History Discussion )

Lamar Alexander: reputable sources which describe the democratic health care proposals and their proposed medicare cuts. here's "thnew york times" on september 24, an article about -- by robert peare, who writes about this subject regularly. it says -- "to help offset the

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Lamar Alexander: cost of covering the uninsured, the senate and house bills would squeeze roughly $400 billion to to $500 billion out of the projected growth in medicare over ten years." unquote. that's "the new york times," mr. president.

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Lamar Alexander: or san francisco gate.com. this is an associated press article on september 22. quoting -- "the congress chief budget officer on tuesday contradicted president obama's oft-stated claim that seniors wouldn't see their medicare benefits cut under a health care overhaul.

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Lamar Alexander: the head -- continuing the quote from the associated press -- the head of the nonpartisan congressional budget office told senators that seniors managed care plans could see reduced benefits under a bill in the finance committee. the bill would cut payments to medicare advantage plans by more

2:04:00 to 2:04:20( Edit History Discussion )

Lamar Alexander: than $100 billion over ten years." elmandorf said the changes would reduce the benefits available to beneficiaries under medicare advantage plans, unquote. then there is the congressional budget office. who in its letter has talked about in detail the proposed

2:04:21 to 2:04:41( Edit History Discussion )

Lamar Alexander: medicare cuts. then there is an associated press article on july 30, 2009." democrats are pushing for medicaid-medicare cuts on a scale not seen in years to underwrite a health care for all. many seniors now covered under the program don't like that one bit." that's not the republican national committee, mr. president.

2:04:42 to 2:05:02( Edit History Discussion )

Lamar Alexander: that's the associated press reporting what the bills say. "the house bill, the congressional proposal that is advanced the most, would reduce projected increases in medicare payments to providers by more than $500 billion over ten

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Lamar Alexander: years, a gross cut of about 7% over the period. but the legislation will also plow back nearly $300 billion back into the program, mainly to sweeten payments for doctors. this still leaves a net cut of more than $200 billion," says the associated press, describing the democratic health care plan, "which will be used to offset new federal subsidies for