[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 110 (Wednesday, August 10, 1994)]
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[Congressional Record: August 10, 1994]
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  THE GEPHARDT PLAN PROVIDES HOME HEALTH CARE FOR OUR SENIOR CITIZENS

  (Mr. DURBIN asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. DURBIN. Mr. Speaker, one of the reasons AARP has endorsed the 
Gephardt plan and rejects the Republican alternatives is home health 
care, home health care which allows seniors to stay at home and receive 
basic needed health care, seniors in their homes where they can stay in 
comfort with dignity and at a cost much lower than nursing homes.
  Mr. Speaker, I have been out with visiting nurses. I encourage my 
colleagues to do the same. Find out how important home health care is 
to seniors. While the big business interests spend millions of dollars 
to defeat health care reform, Members would be well advised to pay 
attention to the real-life struggles of their parents and retired 
friends that they face every day.
  AARP is right. When it comes to health care reform, my advice to my 
colleagues is:
  ``Listen to your mother, not to the special interest groups.''

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