[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
  (Ms. VELAZQUEZ asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. VELAZQUEZ. Mr. Speaker, I rise to take strong exception to the 
Republican budget resolution that will drastically slash Medicare 
payments to senior citizens.
  Instead of wasting less on weapons and military spending, the 
Republicans want to balance the budget on the backs of the elderly. 
This plan will slash $270 billion from future Medicare spending, the 
largest cut in history.
  Large reductions in Medicare payments will mean that Seniors will 
have to pay more for health care out of their own pockets.
  Republicans are cutting Medicare in order to give $240 billion to 
wealthy corporations.
  Balancing the budget is a worthy goal, but it should be done more 
fairly, and not at the expense of the health and well-being of our 
Nation's elderly.
  Senior citizens have worked hard and contributed all their lives to 
this country. Let's end these shameless cuts and choose an equitable 
path to a balanced budget. Less for guns and corporate welfare; more 
for children, working families and seniors.

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