And to make matters worse, as written in the House, the bill will trigger more than $500 billion in automatic cuts to Medicare because the Republicans explode the deficit. There is a law that's called pay as you go and that says if you increase the the deficit you trigger what amounts to about a 4% cut for various programs. Medicare is one of those programs, seniors will also lose access to the Medicare savings programs that help many afford their copays or deductibles. Let me just say this to you. (08:49–09:07)
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Asserts that the "pay as you go" law triggers a 4% cut for programs if the deficit increases.
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