[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 118 (Thursday, July 20, 1995)]
[House]
[Page H7263]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




           REPUBLICANS HAVE HEEDED WARNINGS ON MEDICARE CAPS

  (Mr. LEWIS of Kentucky asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. LEWIS of Kentucky. Mr. Speaker, I do not know what we are talking 
about here when the other side is talking about cuts in Medicare. It 
seems to me that going from $4,800 per recipient per year to $6,700 is 
an increase.
  Mr. Speaker, unlike the liberals on the other side of the aisle, 
Republicans have heeded the warnings of the Medicare Trustees Report. 
That report concluded that immediate action is needed to save Medicare 
for future generations.
  Republicans are fully aware that millions of Americans rely on 
Medicare to help meet their health care needs. That is why it is called 
Medi-Care, because it provides care for our parents and grandparents.
  On the other hand, liberal Democrats want to exploit this issue. To 
them this is MediScare. They want to scare people into believing 
something that is not true. Their tactics are fear, and their goal is 
to divide the American people.
  Mr. Speaker, Medicare is too important a program to be allowed to go 
bankrupt. The American people must know that Republicans intend to 
protect and preserve Medicare. We will protect it for current and 
future beneficiaries, and we will not allow Medicare to become 
MediScare.

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