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


                 REPUBLICAN SECRETS CONCERNING MEDICARE

  (Mr. POMEROY asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. POMEROY. Mr. Speaker, it is becoming clear that the details of 
how the Republicans will cut Medicare are being held secret for as long 
as possible. At a time when millions of seniors are beginning to 
wonder, will my costs really go up more than $1,000 a year out of my 
pocket, will my choice of physicians really be restricted, no hearings 
are being held and no details are being discussed.
  We all know that the Republican budget, with its tax cuts for 
America's most privileged, means the cuts are just around the corner. 
There will be higher out-of-pocket costs for seniors, very considerable 
higher our-of-pocket costs. There will be restrictions on physician 
choice. But exactly how, the Republicans are not saying, because they 
are going to try and sucker punch the American people by floating the 
details of the plan only days before the vote, notwithstanding the fact 
that our seniors deserve the chance to see, to evaluate and to let 
their Members of Congress know what they feel about these plans.
  The us how you will cut Medicare, Mr. Speaker.
  The American people deserve to know.

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