BIPARTISAN VOTE OVERRIDES SUNUNU AND BUSH, PRESERVES MEDICARE

New Hampshire reacts to Sununu's continued votes against seniors, disabled, military retirees

(Manchester, NH) - John Sununu again voted yesterday with George Bush and against a bipartisan proposal to preserve access to health care for New Hampshire's 200,000 plus Medicare beneficiaries, but a broad bipartisan coalition overrode Sununu's and Bush's opposition by a vote of 69-30. The proposal prevents a scheduled 10.6% cut in payments to doctors who treat Medicare patients, but Sununu opposed the measure because it would reduce profits for insurance companies that participate in Medicare to levels equal with doctors.

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