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Schumer Opens Door to Medicare Deal

By Steven T. Dennis
Roll Call Staff
June 6, 2011, 2:58 p.m.

Senate Democratic Conference Vice Chairman Charles Schumer on Monday left open the possibility of reaching a budget deal that would include trimming Medicare as long as it did not cut benefits for seniors or privatize the program.

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