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the history dates back to john breaux and bill frist and bill thomas under the clinton commission. it continues with the work done by alice rivlin and pete domenici. it includes the work that i've recently done with senator ron widen from oregon to put a bipartisan option for saving and str strengthening medicare. funneledmental tax reform hass lz a bipartisan history. in the 1986, i was in high school at the time, i read the book, we did fundamental tax reform that lowered tax rates and broadened the base. the sponsors of that bill, dick gephardt and bill bradley. i would argue this is not necessarily a left versus right issue. this is about those who are willing to tell the people the truth about our nation's fiscal challenges and those who continue to duck from those challenges. this budget takes the latter approach. it represents a very clear threat to the health and retirement security for american seniors. it threaten es our government w haver higher taxes and commits our children and grandchildren to a deminute fished future. i don't know how you conclude otherwise. second g

bill frist, the republican leader in the senate some years ago, said don't repeal it, fix it. but the republicans can't figure out how to fix it because they don't care about seniors. grant it, this class act needs to be fixed. it's not a perfect bill. we know that and that's what we should be doing so that the country stops allowing long-term health care to bankrupt families. the republicans don't care enough to do anything about chronic bankruptcies caused by long-term care is bad enough, but the republican wrecking ball is going even further. they want to get a scalp. they want to repeal a part of obamacare. that law that ensures 31 million more americans and saves taxpayers money. so-called obamacare, that law that already's driving down health care costs and getting americans better service for less money. in 40 years of legislating, i've seen state houses shift parties, congress switch parties, but i've never, ever seen a legislative body that failed as badly as this one. this is the most unproductive congress i've ever seen, and if you think this bill's going to go out