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Mitch McConnell: of david hamilton to be a united states circuit judge seventh circuit. mr. mcconnell: mr. president? the presiding officer: the republican leader is recognized.

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Mitch McConnell: mr. mcconnell: mr. president, we know that the house passed -- the house-passed health care bill will cut medicare, raise taxes, and rse premiums. we also know that the bill being developed by the majority leader will do the same.

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Mitch McConnell: this is a wall street journal" called it, monstrosity, and we know that in the area of the medicare what does that mean when you say you're going to cut medicare by half a trillion dollars over ten years, what does it mean?

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Mitch McConnell: ten years. focusing on hospice, mr. president, this the section of the bill that deals with and the legalese is a little bit mind-boggling, b to give you a

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Mitch McConnell: market basket percentage increase, the following, which is subject to the productivity adjustment described in section. now, you would have to be steeped in legalese and minutia to understand what that meant, so i'm going to interpret it for our colleagues so they will know what that mea.

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Mitch McConnell: here is what she had to say about the prospect, mr. president, of an $8 billion cut to hospice. quote -- "we're able to do this, provide excellent health care at low cost, because we at the bedside with sitting at the kitchen table,

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Mitch McConnell: mr. president, that illustrates the impact of an $8 billion cut inospice. now, i mentioned behind me on the chart the other are being cut, hospitals, medicare advantage, nursing homes, home health and hospice