[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 77 (Wednesday, May 10, 1995)]
[House]
[Page H4675]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




               CUTTING WELFARE TO FUND TAX CUTS IS WRONG

  (Ms. FURSE asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. FURSE. Mr. Speaker, I am here because my constituents have asked 
me to speak out for their interests. I want to read what they have 
said. James Gamwill wrote to me and said, ``I hope you will use your 
good office to prevent cuts in Medicare. It aids seniors whose health 
may not be so robust. The high cost of health care puts us in a 
financial bind.''
  Or Louise Robertson, who wrote from Aloha, OR. She said, ``I urge you 
strongly to fight all attempts to diminish Social Security and Medicare 
benefits.''
  Well, in their interests, I say shame on this Republican budget, 
because it cuts senior health care protection, it gives tax cuts to the 
wealthy, and it increases Pentagon spend spending. This budget hurts 
all working families, American families, and Oregon families. I think 
it is wrong, and I know that many Oregonians think it is wrong too.

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