[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 77 (Wednesday, May 10, 1995)]
[House]
[Page H4678]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       GEORGE ORWELL, SPIN DOCTOR

  (Mr. DREIER asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. DREIER. Mr. Speaker, apparently George Orwell has become the spin 
doctor for the leadership on the other side of the aisle. Only in 
Orwell's world or the old Washington, DC, when the Congress was under 
different leadership, could an increased of from $4,700 to $6,300 for 
Medicare be considered a draconian cut. That is right.
  Under our proposal we are increasing the level of spending for 
Medicare from $4,700 to $6,300 over the next 7 years, and time after 
time our colleagues have gotten down here and labeled this a draconian 
cut which is simply to pay for a tax cut for the rich. Nothing could be 
further from the truth.
  It is wrong for this message to be getting out and tragic that people 
are being frightened by this kind of message.
  Mr. Speaker, the American people want the truth, not the spin. George 
Orwell should not be the guide for any leadership in this Congress.

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