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Senate Proceeding on Mar 24th, 2010 :: 15:34:50 to 15:36:40
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Jim Bunning

15:34:46 to 15:35:09( Edit History Discussion )

Jim Bunning: discussions a voting if that's what majority would like. the presiding officer: the junior senator from kentucky is recognized. mr. bunning: thank you. thank you. mr. president, i would like to call up bunning amendment 3631. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the clerk: the senator from kentucky, mr. bunning, proposes

Jim Bunning

15:34:50 to 15:36:40( Edit History Discussion )
Speech By: Jim Bunning

Jim Bunning

15:35:10 to 15:35:30( Edit History Discussion )

Jim Bunning: at the end of subtitle b of title 1, as the following the following -- mr. bunning bunning: please dispense th the reading. the presiding officer: without objection, so ordered. mr. bunning: can we get some order. the presing officer: please come to order. please show the respect to senator bunning that you did to senator reid and senator mcconnell.

Jim Bunning

15:35:31 to 15:35:52( Edit History Discussion )

Jim Bunning: the senator has one minute. mr. bunning: i'll be glad to wait until the senate is in order so i can be heard. mr. president, i rise to offer a very iortant amendment to many of our seniors. my amendment would allow individuals to voluntarily opt

Jim Bunning

15:35:53 to 15:36:13( Edit History Discussion )

Jim Bunning: out of medicare part-a benefits. right now, if you don't want to have medicare part-a, you have to forego social security checks and you also have to repay any medicare benefits that have been paid on your behalf. i don't think that's fair. if a senior doesn't want part-a, they shouldn't be forced to take

Jim Bunning

15:36:14 to 15:36:36( Edit History Discussion )

Jim Bunning: it. my amendment says that anyone who opts out of part-a will not have to give up their social securi benefits and won't have to repay medicare payments that they have already -- that have already been made on their behalf. is amendment does not allow anyone to opt out of paying their medicare taxes. instead, it just allows them to

Jim Bunning

15:36:37 to 15:36:40( Edit History Discussion )

Jim Bunning: take -- not take medicare benefits without be penalized.

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