[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 112 (Wednesday, July 12, 1995)]
[House]
[Pages H6836-H6837]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




          REPUBLICANS, UNLIKE DEMOCRATS, WILL PROTECT MEDICARE

  (Mr. HERGER asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. HERGER. Mr. Speaker, liberal Democrats are fond of taking to the 
floor to whine about Medicare cuts. Why, just the other day, the 
minority leader himself was here talking about the ``deep, deep'' cuts 
in Medicare.
  I have here a chart that shows what Republicans will be spending on 
Medicare through the year 2002. There is no cut. There is not even a 
``deep, deep'' cut.
  In fact, spending increases. In 1995, Medicare beneficiaries will 
receive $4,816. In 2002, they will receive $6,734. The spending 
increases. Where is the cut?
  Mr. Speaker, the liberal Democrats in this Chamber have offered no 
real, substantive plan to protect Medicare. All they offer--in fact, 
all they really stand for any more--is paranoia.
  This is no way to govern. This is no way to lead. The American people 
expect and deserve more than just fear 

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tactics. Republicans, unlike Democrats, will protect Medicare and 
preserve it for future generations.


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