Brown Takes Senate Floor to Oppose Health Secretary Nominee

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) today took to the Senate floor to oppose Health and Human Services Nominee Congressman Tom Price. Price has supported efforts to privatize Medicare and raise the retirement eligibility age. Price also voted against the Children's Health Insurance Program which insures more than 130,000 Ohio children and families.

"Medicare, in addition to Social Security, is part of a social compact we've had in this country for more than fifty years, guaranteeing a secure retirement that Americans earn over a lifetime of hard work. Unfortunately, Congressman Price's record makes it clear he doesn't see things this way," Brown said. "He has supported Medicare privatization plans that would yank care away from our seniors and our most vulnerable, and replace it with meaningless vouchers that will take money out of the pockets of hardworking families and hand it over to Wall Street.

"Congressman Price also supported raising the Medicare eligibility age from 65 to 67. Folks in this room who wear suits and work in Washington and enjoy taxpayer-funded health care and pensions might be able to work until 67, but tell that to waitresses and nurses and steelworkers who spend all day working on their feet. Anyone who wants to throw out the Medicare guarantee is not fit to serve as the Secretary in charge of this lifeline."

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