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Cornyn Statement on House Subcommittee Vote to Repeal IPAB

Statement

Date: Feb. 29, 2012
Location: Washington, DC
Issues: Senior Citizens Entitlements and the Safety Net Health Insurance

U.S. Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas), a member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following statement after the House Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee passed the House version of his legislation to repeal the Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB) with bipartisan support:

"Today's bipartisan vote demonstrates that the urgent need to fix Medicare can and should transcend partisan lines, and as Medicare continues to go broke, a board of unelected bureaucrats isn't the answer.

"Medicare beneficiaries have paid their hard-earned money into Medicare for years and it should be these same beneficiaries, their families, and doctors who determine the health care that is right for them."

Sen. Cornyn recently re-introduced his companion bill in the Senate, which is fully paid for and would also repeal the unelected IPAB.


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