ONE OF THE MOST CRITICAL ISSUES FACING CONGRESS UPON ITS RETURN AFTER LABOR DAY IS THE FUTURE OF MEDICARE. WHILE REPUBLICANS SAY THEY ARE COMMITTED TO REFORMING THE PROGRAM IN ORDER TO SAVE IT, DEMOCRATS ACCUSE THEM OF MISLEADING THE PUBLIC. NPR'S PATRICIA NEIGHMOND REPORTS ON A TOWN MEETING SPONSORED BY CALIFORNIA REPUBLICAN BILL THOMAS.
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