[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 122 (Wednesday, July 26, 1995)]
[House]
[Page H7707]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


               TOP 10 REPUBLICAN REASONS TO CUT MEDICARE

  (Mr. ENGEL asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. ENGEL. Mr. Speaker, from the home office of New York's 17th 
Congressional District in the Bronx, here are the top 10 reasons why 
Republicans want to cut Medicare:
  No. 10, a Republican memo says older Americans are pack oriented and 
want to follow a leader;
  No. 9, on the 30th anniversary of Medicare, Republicans say don't 
trust anybody or anything over 30;
  No. 8, Republicans need the money to pay for a big tax cut for the 
wealthy;
  No. 7, $270 billion in cuts is a nice round number;
  No. 6, Republicans want seniors to choose between buying food and 
buying medicines;
  No. 5, according to Dick Armey, Medicare is a program that he would 
have no part of in a free world;
  No. 4, Republicans want to balance the budget on the backs of the 
middle class;
  No. 3, Republicans think if 40 million Americans don't have health 
care, why should seniors?
  No. 2, Republicans want to see seniors go from Medicare to welfare;
  And the No. 1 reason why Republicans want to cut Medicare is:
  Medicare, Schmedicare, Who needs health care in a brave newt world!

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