Variables that affect foreign policy choices include

In recent years, how has the government limited Medicare costs?

a. raising the eligibility age b. requiring patients to obtain a supplemental private plan c. capping the total expenditures per patient d. reducing the fees it pays to doctors and hospitals

The ranking minority party member of a Senate committee will

a. preside over the committee in the chairperson's absence. b. determine which bills are heard before the committee. c. preside jointly with the ranking majority party member of the committee. d. become the committee chairperson if his or her party gains a majority in the Senate. e. be considered for the post of President Pro Tempore.