[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 112 (Wednesday, July 12, 1995)]
[House]
[Page H6835]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                  WHO IS HURTING THE POOR ON MEDICARE?

  (Mr. CHABOT asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. CHABOT. Mr. Speaker, Medicare is going bankrupt. That is not my 
opinion, that is a fact. We can act responsibly and search for a 
solution, or we act like Congress has for the last 40 years and make 
decisions based on politics, not on principle. I am proud that my party 
has chosen to act responsibly. I wish I could say the same about the 
other party.
  Under the Republican proposal to save Medicare, per person Medicare 
spending will increase from $4,800 today to $6,700 in 2002. Boy, that 
does not sound like a cut to me. And my colleagues on the other side of 
the aisle have no plan. None. Nada. Zippo.
  Mr. Speaker, if we do nothing, Medicare would not just be in 
financial trouble, it would not exist. So, when hearing the liberal 
Democrats talk about how Republican spending increases will destroy 
Medicare, ask yourself a question that is based on facts: Who is 
hurting the poor, the party acting to save Medicare--the Republicans--
or the party defending the status quo and allowing Medicare to go 
bankrupt--the Democrats? It is kind of like asking, ``Who's buried in 
`Grant's Tomb.' ''

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