Ocupation: U.S. Representative
Life: b. January 24, 1945
Birthday: January 24
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.
source: "The Fiscal Cliff Can’t Be Solved by Throwing Seniors Over the Cliff" by Rep. John Garamendi, www.huffingtonpost.com. December 12, 2012.
topic: Senior, Law, Promise, Health Coverage, President Johnson