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John Cornyn: “The bill will cut Medicare by $470 billion.”

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

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Floor Speech on Health Care Sunday Evening 12-20

Published | Video Starts at 02:33

And because they're being asked to rush to judgment on this bill that will affect one sixth of our economy and all 300 million Americans. But we do know this. We do know that it The bill will cut Medicare by $470 billion. Now, Medicare is paid for by employers and the worker into a trust fund. And that trust fund is going to be pilfered, robbed in order to create a brand … (02:33–02:40)

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Asserts that the healthcare bill will reduce Medicare funding by $470 billion.

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