[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 82 (Wednesday, May 17, 1995)]
[House]
[Page H5087]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                            CALL A CUT A CUT

  (Mr. BROWN of California asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. BROWN of California. Mr. Speaker, I am not sure whether to call 
this room the Hall of the House or the Casino of the Capitol because 
right now, the Republicans are playing a billion dollar shell game with 
Medicare.
  The Republicans say they are increasing funding for Medicare over the 
next 7 years. What they really do is cut the amount needed to maintain 
the current level of services by $282 billion. That does not sound like 
much of an increase to me.
  What this really means for the average senior citizen is that they 
will have to pay more out of their own pocket for health care. In fact, 
they will have to pay over $3,500 more out of their own pockets over 
the next 7 years.
  Mr. Speaker, it is time for the Republicans to come clean. They have 
prided themselves on opening up government and being honest with the 
American people. If that is true, then they should be honest enough to 
call a cut a cut.
  The American people, especially our senior citizens, will remember 
this act of dishonesty on November 5, 1996--election day.

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