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Washington, DC - Congressman Henry E. Brown, Jr. (R-SC) delivered the following remarks today on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives in opposition to the Democrat plan for a government takeover of health care that will cut seniors’ health care coverage:
“I rise today to highlight the Democrat’s plan to pay for their government takeover of healthcare by cutting nearly 162 billion dollars from Medicare at the expense of our seniors.
Across the nation, nearly 11 million seniors choose Medicare Advantage plans as their preferred coverage. Of those 11 million, over 11,000 seniors in the First District of South Carolina, an area with many retirees, may have their coverage dropped or benefits cut if the Democrats have it their way.
Despite the president’s promise that ‘if you like your current plan you can keep it,’ it is clear that some seniors will eventually be forced into a government-run plan.
Additionally, the CBO has said that the Democrats’ plan will increase seniors’ Medicare prescription drug costs by 20 percent over the next decade.
As Medicare dangerously approaches bankruptcy, Democrats must open the process up to Republicans to work to repair this rapidly failing program and protect our seniors from rising drug costs, limited coverage and a reduced quality of care.
Republicans vow to honor our seniors by blocking Washington bureaucrats from over regulating their health care and by providing options and the best quality coverage for all Americans.”
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