[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 116 (Tuesday, July 18, 1995)]
[House]
[Pages H7081-H7082]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                 REPUBLICANS WANT TO PRIVATIZE MEDICARE

  (Ms. DeLAURO asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. DeLAURO. Mr. Speaker, a recent Washington Times story confirmed 
what seniors have feared about Republican plans to cut Medicare. The 
conservative newspaper reported that the Republican leadership's 
ultimate goal is to privatize Medicare. Today, the GOP is ready to 
dismantle Medicare today, to finance their tax cut to the wealthy. But 
what about tomorrow?

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  The Gingrich plan to privatize Medicare will mean that seniors will 
pay more in premiums and deductibles and will lose their choice of 
doctors. Under the Gingrich plan, recipients who now pay $46.10 per 
month for Medicare part B would pay more than $110 per month.
  Thirty years ago when Medicare was established, 93 percent of 
Republicans opposed the plan. Now, the Gingrich Republicans are walking 
in lockstep once again and are out to achieve a 30-year goal, 
dismantling what they never wanted in the first place--Medicare.


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