[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 93 (Thursday, June 8, 1995)]
[House]
[Pages H5695-H5696]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




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                                MEDICARE

  (Ms. VELAZQUEZ asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute.)
[[Page H5696]]

  Ms. VELAZQUEZ. Mr. Speaker, I rise to take strong exception to the 
Republicans' proposed massive Medicare cuts.
  These cuts will force senior citizens in my district and around the 
country to pay $3,500 over 7 years. Many seniors will have to make hard 
choices between food on their table or the medical attention that they 
desperately need to survive.
  Slashing Medicare will not only hurt seniors, it will hurt all 
Americans. Medicare cuts will hurt many hospitals that rely heavily 
upon Medicare reimbursement.
  Republicans argue that these cuts are necessary to save the system. 
However, the very same Republican budget that cuts Medicare contains a 
$288 billion tax giveaway for the most affluent Americans.
  Senior citizens have worked hard and contributed all their lives to 
this country. They deserve affordable health care. Let us end these 
shameless cuts and consider real health care reform.


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