[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 119 (Friday, July 21, 1995)]
[House]
[Page H7384]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                                MEDICARE

  (Mr. KIM asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks and include extraneous 
material.)
  Mr. KIM. Madam Speaker, this is a report released by the Medicare 
board of trustees. By the way, three of these trustees are from 
President Clinton's own Cabinet. The report is shocking. I found out 
that the Medicare trust fund would be bankrupt in 7 years.
  Second, I found out from this report that there is tremendous waste 
and fraud in this Medicare Program that we Republicans recognize this 
Medicare crisis with. We have rolled up our sleeves and are working on 
a 7-year plan to save Medicare from bankruptcy.
  Even our own President Clinton recognized the crisis. He has offered 
a 10-year program to save Medicare from bankruptcy.
  It amazes me that they keep attacking us saying that we are cutting. 
There is nothing to cut. We are not cutting anything, we are trying to 
eliminate waste and fraud.
  So I got hold of their copy, what kind of a plan they are offering. 
Here it is, the Democrat plan to save Medicare. Nothing. Blank. They 
have no idea, they have no plan to save Medicare from bankruptcy, 
except attacking, attacking, and bashing. I think it is a shame.


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