[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 99 (Friday, June 16, 1995)]
[House]
[Page H6048]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      GET ON THE REFORM BANDWAGON

  (Mr. LaHOOD asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. LaHOOD. Mr. Speaker, in New Hampshire this past weekend, 
President Clinton agreed with Speaker Gingrich that Medicare is in 
trouble. In his own words, he said, ``We cannot leave the system the 
way it is. There have to be some changes.''
  Mr. Speaker, it is nice to see the President of the United States 
recognizes a problem that affects millions of senior citizens in our 
country. However, I can't help thinking how nice it would be now to 
actually see Democrats produce some solutions to these problems.
  Unfortunately, the Democrats around here have no ideas on how to fix 
the current Medicare crisis. Instead, they stand up day after day to 
whine and moan and complain about Republican actions on Medicare.
  It would be nice to see the Democrats divert some of their energy 
into helping us develop solutions to preserve and protect Medicare. 
Join the President, join the Republicans. Let's preserve and protect a 
very good Medicare system. Stop whining, stop complaining, get on the 
reform bandwagon.

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