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John Cornyn: “If you are a Medicare Advantage beneficiary, we know it will…”

Featuring: John Cornyn, Republican | U.S. Senate, Texas

Floor Speech on Health Care Sunday Evening 12-20

Published December 21, 2009 | Video Starts at 07:24

Is it going to raise their taxes? Is it going to raise their premiums? Is it going to cut into their Medicare benefits? If you are a Medicare Advantage beneficiary, we know it will [cut into their Medicare benefits] for 11 million Americans, including a half a million in Texas. Well, then there was this discussion and I guess this is all for show too. (07:24–07:34)

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Asserts that the bill will cut Medicare benefits for 11 million Americans, including 500,000 in Texas.

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