[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 81 (Tuesday, May 16, 1995)]
[House]
[Pages H4966-H4967]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       THE BOLD REPUBLICAN BUDGET

  (Mr. WISE asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. WISE. Mr. Speaker, we have seen the charts, but there is one line 
they do not have on the charts, where they say that there is an 
increase because it goes up to $6,300 by the year 2002. They do not 
have the chart that shows where there is a $1,000 cut for every senior 
citizen beyond what their expenses would be. They do not have the chart 
that shows the increased co-pays for senior citizens. They do not have 
the chart that shows the increased deductibility. They do not have the 
chart that shows the increased insurance premiums, not only for senior 
citizens, but for all insurance premium payers. They do not have those 
charts, because they do not want to show them to you.
  The fact of the matter is cutting Medicare goes for a tax cut for the 
upper income. Mr. Speaker, I have 
[[Page H4967]] heard a lot of talk about how bold this budget is. 
Congratulating the Republican leadership for being bold by presenting 
this budget is like congratulating Lizzie Borden for being on the 
cutting edge.

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