[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 117 (Wednesday, July 19, 1995)]
[House]
[Pages H7183-H7184]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                   REPUBLICANS PLAN TO SAVE MEDICARE

  (Mr. GANSKE asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 


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minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. GANSKE. Mr. Speaker, I agree with my colleague from Texas on 
waste, fraud, and abuse in Medicare. Today my committee is holding 
hearings on waste, fraud, and abuse, a necessary part of the solution. 
But the Saint Paul pioneer press on June 27 had it right on Medicare. 
The headline blared, ``Elderly win if budget is balanced: Despite cuts 
in Medicare growths, benefits would increase overall.''
  Under the GOP budget, Medicare will be one of the fastest growing 
programs in the Federal Government. In fact, comparing Medicare in the 
GOP budget with President Clinton's budget, one will find that the 
President calls for total Medicare spending of $1.679 trillion between 
1996 and 2002, while the GOP budget calls for $1.601 trillion, and in 
2002, the Republican balance the budget. We will be spending $274 
billion on Medicare. The President, under his proposal, will be 
spending $289 billion. So what is the beef? Republicans plan to save 
Medicare period, and do not let anyone tell you differently.

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