Rep. Pelosi Issues Remarks on Medicare, Medicaid 53rd Anniversary
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Rep.
Pelosi joined
Below are the Leader's remarks:
Leader Pelosi. Good morning everyone. It is my honor to be here with my colleagues, the Co-Chairs of our
Today, Medicare and Medicaid are the pillars of health and security in our nation, pillars which are sadly under threat from years of relentless attacks from the
But, for years,
The
[Laughter]
Let me repeat this: attacking the sacred right to health care is in the
A Better Deal - A Better Deal is lowering the price of prescription drugs. Our plan calls for tough new enforcement of drug price gauging, allowing Medicare part D to negotiate drug prices.
Because when he was supposedly going to make his announcement, what we thought was to call for the Secretary to be able to negotiate for lower prices, he didn't. He pulled his punch, and pharmaceutical prices soared on the stock market that day. And we want transparency of excessive drug price increases.
But the
And we're so pleased to be with so many strong advocates this morning. AFGE, AFCSME, Americans for Tax Fairness,
These and so many others have been instrumental in protecting health care for Americans and especially when the tax bill came out, when the Tax Scam came down, and then following it. After giving a
So, we're happy that
Now, let's hear from a life-long champion of America's seniors - long before she was in
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Leader Pelosi. Thank you very much,
So, on Monday when we observe the anniversary, the anniversary of Medicare and Medicaid, let us drink a toast them. This is water. [laughter] This is to Medicare and Medicaid. We wish them happy anniversary, of course.
We salute
So, let us wish a happy anniversary to Medicare and Medicaid and with our commitment and promise that we will work very hard for many good and healthy years to come. Just want to make one other - hear, hear!
[Applause]
Just one other point, the cost of prescription drugs and the assault on the pre-existing condition benefit are two things that the public is very, very aware of. Some people think, 'Oh they'll never to anything to Medicare.' I want to emphasize what was said here by
They, since the 90s, have been saying, this is their mantra, Medicare should wither on the vine. It has been said, capping and reducing Medicaid, very harmful to our seniors and their families and all whom depend on that.
As Ron said, it is about two-thirds of all long-term care at home and in facilities is paid for by Medicaid.
So, no we don't want to be fear-mongers, but we want to be fact-tellers and the truth is there's an ideological opposition to Medicare. Very little support for it when it passed and
Thank you all very much.
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