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


                             SPARE MEDICARE

  (Mrs. CLAYTON asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mrs. CLAYTON. Mr. Speaker, the majority intends to cut Medicare by 
$270 million. They have not yet told us what they will cut and how they 
will cut it, to reach that goal. And, they may not tell us until they 
have to tell us, just before this fiscal year ends in September. But, 
in a recent article in the Washington Times, we did learn what some in 
the majority are thinking--they want to privatize Medicare.
  If Medicare is privatized, the cost to senior citizens will be out of 
control. The majority apparently insists upon giving to the wealthy and 
taking from the old. It is clear that if the majority would not push 
for a tax break for wealthy Americans, they would not have to push for 
a Medicare cut for our senior citizens. I suppose when you have the 
votes to win, you can giveth and you can taketh away. But, power and 
justice are not synonymous. Let us seek justice. Let us spare Medicare.

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