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

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

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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

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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

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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

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