[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 111 (Tuesday, July 11, 1995)]
[House]
[Page H6744]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                                MEDICARE

  (Mrs. SEASTRAND asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks and include 
extraneous material.)
  Mrs. SEASTRAND. Mr. Speaker, over the last month or so, liberal 
Democrats have proven over and over that they have become the party of 
obstruction. They have no ideas, they offer no vision. More 
importantly, they have completely ignored reports of the impending 
insolvency of Medicare.
  Liberal Democrats act so very concerned about Medicare. But let us 
ask this: Why have they not recognized the report by the Medicare 
Trustees saying that Medicare will go bankrupt in just 7 years? How 
come they have not put forth a program to save Medicare?
  The differences between the parties on Medicare are all too obvious. 
Republicans are committed to saving Medicare from bankruptcy and 
preserving it for future generations. Liberal Democrats play lip 
service to Medicare and attempt to scare the elderly all in the name of 
their twisted class warfare agenda.

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