[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 110 (Wednesday, August 10, 1994)]
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[Congressional Record: August 10, 1994]
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          AARP SEES GEPHARDT PLANS AS BEST FOR SENIOR CITIZENS

  (Ms. DeLAURO asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. DeLAURO. Mr. Speaker, during the course of this health care 
debate, we have listened to horror story after horror story from senior 
citizens who have been forced to squander their life savings to pay for 
health care.
  As we speak, the American Association of Retired Persons is holding a 
press conference to endorse the Gephardt Health Care reform bill. The 
AARP represents 33 million senior citizens and is endorsing the 
Gephardt plan because it is the best plan for senior citizens.
  The Gephardt plan preserves Medicare and plows savings into new 
benefits for seniors.
  The Gephardt bill is the only plan that includes prescription drug 
coverage and a new long-term care benefit to help our seniors with the 
burdensome costs of health care.
  In the next few weeks this body will note on health care reform. I 
urge my colleagues not to ignore the voices of 33 million senior 
citizens. Vote for the Gephardt bill.

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