Senate Budget Committee Chairman Whitehouse Issues Opening Statement at Hearing on Medicare
October 11, 2023
October 11, 2023
WASHINGTON, Oct. 11 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, issued the following opening statement at a hearing on Sept. 27, 2023, entitled "Medicare Forever: Protecting Seniors by Making the Wealthy Pay Their Fair Share":
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Ranking Member Grassley and members of the Committee, today's hearing is about guaranteeing Medicare solvency by balancing the tax system so it's less rigged and more fair -- two good goals. . . .
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Ranking Member Grassley and members of the Committee, today's hearing is about guaranteeing Medicare solvency by balancing the tax system so it's less rigged and more fair -- two good goals. . . .