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Nothing quite so precious as the look on the Secretary's face when she realizes she has been cornered (see end of video).
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Rep. Shimkus:
"There is an issue here on the budget because your own actuary has said you can't double-count. [You've] cut $500 billion from Medicare [but then] you're also using the same $500 billion to [fund] health care. Your own actuary says you can't do both. What's the $500 billion in cuts for? Preserving Medicare or funding the health-care law?"
Notice the chuckles on the faces of the interns behind Shimkus - they are proud of their guy for cornering the Secretary.
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Rep. Shimkus:
"There is an issue here on the budget because your own actuary has said you can't double-count. [You've] cut $500 billion from Medicare [but then] you're also using the same $500 billion to [fund] health care. Your own actuary says you can't do both. What's the $500 billion in cuts for? Preserving Medicare or funding the health-care law?"
Sec'y Sebelius: "Both"Notice the chuckles on the faces of the interns behind Shimkus - they are proud of their guy for cornering the Secretary.