Congress should protect medicare for seniors and people with disabilities, not undermine it. The republican budget will eliminate guaranteed longestablished Health Insurance benefits for seniors and the elderly as well as people with disabilities under the Medicare Program. The republican budget will increase costs for the elderly and disabled by establishing a medicare Voucher Scheme that provides insufficient payments to Medicare Beneficiaries in order to purchase needed health care. And the republican budget will destroy the traditional Medicare Program by diverting the healthiest enrollees into private plans, which would undermine traditional medicares ability to control cost. Once again, this budget omits the policy details that would allow us to engage in a full analysis of the plan. But one thing is clear, the budget utterly fails to address the root causes of growing Health Care Costs, which is price gouging by pharmaceutical companies. Instead, it aims to cut taxes for million
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[inaudible conversation] good afternoon ladies and gentlemen. For those of you who are just tuning in and our Television Audience in public Radio Audience and on the internet, welcome to the National Press club. Since 1908 we have been the embodiment of the constitution. Before we get started, i want to remind our guests in the audience of some housekeeping roles. Those of you who may have come in late, please put your phones on vibrate because we know you want to tweak. We want you to follow the action and so on twitter you can follow us at press club d. C. And using npc life. I want to introduce the head table. As i introduce each of you, please stand and briefly as your name is announced, it will be from my left and youre right. Senior reporter and treasurer of the National Press club. Michelle is the membership secretary of the National Press club. Sally is the executive Vice President of Corporate Affairs at pfizer. And breaking news editor at usa today in a past member of the pre
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Before we get started, i want to remind our guest is in the audience and those who may have come in late, please put your phones at least on five right. Vibrate. Because we know you want to tweet. We want you to follow the action. On twitter, you can follow us. Using npclive. I want to introduce the head table. Se stand and i will desperately as your name is announced, from my left and your right. The Senior Reporter at med tech insight and the treasurer of the National Press club. The desk editor at the Associated Press and the membership secretary of the National Press club. The executive Vice President of Corporate Affairs at pfizer. Breaking news editor at usa today and past president of the National Press club. Kenneth cole, senior Vice President of Government Relations at pfizer. Skipping over myself. The economy reporter for Bloomberg News and Deputy Team Leader for the national has club headliner team which organizes all of our speakers. Skipping over our speaker, the senior Vi