[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 120 (Monday, July 24, 1995)]
[House]
[Page H7468]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                              FAIRY TALES

  (Mr. NORWOOD asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. NORWOOD. Mr. Speaker, I had the opportunity to spend some time 
with my grandchildren this past weekend, and like any good grandfather 
I read them fairy tales before bedtime. It made me think about the 
problems we have here in Washington. Some people have a hard time 
separating facts from fairy tales. It is simply a matter of fact that 
Medicare will go bankrupt in 7 years. It is a fact documented in a 
report put out by the Medicare Trustees, three of whom are members of 
the Mr. Clinton's administration. Anyone who tells you differently, 
well that is a fairy tale. The Republicans have made a decision to fix 
Medicare. We will strengthen Medicare so that it may survive well into 
the next century. That is a fact. We must act to save the system now. 
That is also a fact. Anyone who would tell you that Medicare is doing 
just fine, and that the Republicans are trying to fix a system that 
isn't broken, well, that is someone who has been reading way too much 
of Alice in Wonderland lately.

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