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Background: When LBJ proposed for government-sponored health insurance for those under Social Security, the US Chamber of Commerce balked at the proposal, and actively lobbied against it using funds from the health insurance lobby. Today, the US Chamber is using their millions to lobby for cuts to Medicare in the next budget deal.

Article summary: The U.S. Chamber of Commerce Tuesday urged senators to reject as unnecessary a proposed program of health care for the aged under Social Security.