Politics & Government
Menendez in Fort Lee: Senator Speaks Out Against Proposed Medicare Cuts, Talks Israel
Senator from New Jersey says proposed Republican budget cuts "would more than double seniors' out-of–pocket expenses in the first year alone"
U.S. Senator Robert Menendez (D-NJ) highlighted the changes to Medicare in the proposed Republican budget cuts in an appearance at the Richard A. Nest Senior Citizens Center in Fort Lee Monday.
Among Menendez’s discussion points were increases in out-of-pocket expenses for prescription drugs, how Medicare as we know it he says will be eliminated for new beneficiaries in 2022 and the windfall “of trillions to the health insurance industry, paid for on the backs of seniors.”
Moments after Menendez spoke about the Republican Medicare proposal, he was asked to address U.S.-Israel relations.
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As reported by Donna Brennan, this is what Menendez had to say.
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