[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 122 (Wednesday, July 26, 1995)]
[House]
[Pages H7707-H7708]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                            SHOW US THE PLAN

  (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, picture yourself as a homeowner who has 
just entered a contract for some home repairs. What would you do if the 
contractor showed up, not with a pickup and some tools on the back but, 
rather, driving a crane with a huge wrecking ball swinging from the 
turret? You would say, ``Wait a minute. You don't do home repair with a 
wrecking ball.''
  Well, that is precisely what the Republicans are proposing to do to 
Medicare. They are saying, ``We're here to fix it.'' But they have a 
$270 billion cut they intend to inflict on this program. That is like 
trying to fix a home with a wrecking ball. It won't work. It will 

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inevitably mean higher costs for seniors and restricted choice of 
physician.
  If you were the homeowner, you would say, ``Well, wait a minute. Show 
me the plan on how you're going to fix my home with that wrecking 
ball.''
  We in Congress and the seniors of this country should say, ``Wait a 
minute. Show us the plan in terms of how you're going to fix Medicare 
with that $270 billion cut.''
  They have no plan. They have not shown the plan. We deserve no less.
  

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