[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 76 (Tuesday, May 9, 1995)]
[House]
[Page H4554]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                REPUBLICANS CONSIDERING CUTTING MEDICARE

  (Mr. HILLIARD asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. HILLIARD. Mr. Speaker, today the Republicans in Congress are 
considering proposals which will cut Medicare funding by billions of 
dollars, causing large reductions in Medicare services which will have 
a devastating effect on our senior citizens. We cannot allow this to 
occur. Our seniors are already on fixed incomes, with many of them 
having a tough time making ends meet from month to month. How can the 
Republicans in the light of day even contemplate slashing our senior 
citizens at a time like this, when they deserve more and more health 
care?
  Mr. President and Mr. Speaker, one of the speakers mentioned a minute 
ago that the President did not participate, that he is AWOL in the 
Medicare debate. I would like to say that the President is not AWOL, 
there is no need today to deal with the Medicare crisis. The Medicare 
crisis is only the political crisis that the Republicans have started 
this date.


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