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Rahall Statement on Medicare Veto Override

07/15/08

U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall (D-W) issued the following statement Tuesday after the House voted to override the President’s veto of H.R. 6331, The Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008.

“Following the wish of the American people, Congress passed legislation to prevent harmful, outdated cuts to the Medicare program from going into effect.  The President, however, chose to preserve those cuts and vetoed our legislation, endangering the health of more than 368,000 West Virginians who rely upon Medicare, especially those in the more remote, rural communities in my district where healthcare can be hard to find.  I am pleased that the House was able to come together in a bipartisan fashion today and put a stop to these cuts and override the President’s misguided veto.”