[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 103 (Thursday, June 22, 1995)]
[House]
[Pages H6208-H6209]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                LET US GET ON WITH THE PEOPLE'S BUSINESS

  (Mr. SAXTON asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. SAXTON. Mr. Speaker, the beltway mentality that exists here never 
ceases to amaze me. The votes on this issue, had they been cast, would 
not have changed the result of the vote to begin with. But the real 
crime here is that the people in my district at least have some real 
concerns.
  For example, I have some senior citizens in my district who are 
concerned about Medicare. And yet while your party decides that they 
want to complain and carp about a time limit on a [[Page H 6209]] vote, 
you all suggest that we are not going to deal with the Medicare 
problem. The President himself has admitted that Medicare goes bankrupt 
in 7 years. Yet your party decides to refuse to address the issue.
  Which is more important? Squabbling about these votes or getting to 
the business of the people and addressing issues like Medicare?
  Mr. Speaker, I am tired of the partisan bickering. I seldom take part 
in these partisan debates; I prefer to deal with issues, issues like 
Medicare. Let us get on with the people's business.


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