[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 110 (Wednesday, August 10, 1994)]
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[Congressional Record: August 10, 1994]
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    SENIOR CITIZENS SHOW APPROVAL OF THE DEMOCRATIC HEALTH CARE PLAN

  (Mr. HOYER asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. HOYER. Mr. Speaker, through the din of special interest hue and 
cry comes a reassuring sound--America's senior citizens have taken a 
good look at the Democratic proposal, and they like what they see. And 
here is why.
  Mrs. Jones receives her health coverage through Medicare today, and 
she does not want that taken away.
  Under our plan, she will stay on Medicare if she chooses, and she 
will continue to have the choice of any doctor or provider or plan she 
wants.
  We go one step further--we add coverage for prescription drugs, 
because no older American should have to choose between the medicine 
she needs and paying rent or buying food. She will also be able to get 
annual mammograms and long-term home or community-based care if and 
when she needs it.
  Let us listen to Mrs. Jones.
  Let us keep this debate on the highest level--and that level is this:
  How does this affect real Americans who play by the rules and pay the 
bills?

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