Lyndon B. Johnson Quotes

I'm too young for Medicare and too old for broads to care.

My mother-in-law, Nanny, spent her working years as a bookkeeper at a medical office in Columbus, Ohio. Like so many Americans, she worked hard and paid into Medicare, knowing that one day she could count on having high-quality health care when she needed it most.

Medicare is a promise we made to seniors more than four decades ago. When President Johnson signed Medicare into law, one in three seniors lived in poverty. Half of seniors had no health coverage at all.

And because of these programs like Medicare, Medicare prescription drugs, Social Security, we now have the healthiest and wealthiest group of senior citizens that the world has ever seen. This is a continuing commitment to that.

Free board, dwelling, support and care in his old age, sickness and infirmity ….an annual sum of maintenance for him or herself, children and relatives.

Too many of our senior citizens are being forced to choose between neglecting their illnesses or being impoverished by them.

No American should ever have to spend his golden years at the mercy of insurance companies.

As a member of the Aging Committee, I'm no stranger to fighting for America's seniors.

A lot of people spend their last decade of their lives in pain and misery combating disease.

Americans count on the guaranteed benefits they paid for under Medicare.

As the wealthiest nation on Earth, we have made a commitment to provide health care for those over 65. In order to pay for this, each of us should contribute the same, flat percentage of our earned income.

Americans of all ages deserve quality end-of-life medical care.

When Medicare was created for senior citizens and America 's disabled in 1965, about half of a senior's health care spending was on doctors and the other half on hospitals.

I never need to go far if I need a reminder of how important Medicare and Social Security are to Missouri's seniors. My mom, Betty Anne, is one of millions for whom these services provide a reliable safety net. Across the country, these protections are an integral part of sustaining millions of seniors' health and dignity.

From routine hospital visits and prescription drugs, to emergencies and hospice care, Medicare covers the full range of health services that our nation's seniors rely on every single day.

I want to protect and preserve social security and Medicare.

I believe the most important aspect of Medicare is not the structure of the program but the guarantee to all Americans that they will have high quality health care as they get older.

Nearly every American will encounter the need for long-term care.

A law providing for the payment of a pension of $50 per month to every needy person over sixty years of age who has lived in the State of California three years prior to the date of the coming into effect of the law.

I'll always stand up for America's seniors so they can age with dignity.

I should be a representative for AARP!

In America, we make a promise to seniors: After a lifetime of working and contributing to this country, you'll earn the benefit of a secure retirement, good health care, and peace of mind in your later years. To me, that's a commitment we have to keep.

I will not rest until seniors get the cost-of-living adjustments they have earned and we lower the cost of prescription drugs.

Let's protect our social security and Medicare.

Medicare and Social Security have created the healthiest and most financially secure generation of senior citizens in American history.