[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]


                     MEDICARE: THE REPUBLICAN VIEW

  (Mr. DAVIS asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. DAVIS. Mr. Speaker, since taking control of Congress, Republicans 
have proven that politicians can go to Washington and actually keep 
their word. We have not ducked the tough issues and we are not going to 
start now.
  This spring, the Medicare trustees reported that Medicare will go 
broke in 7 years. Since then, Republicans have faced this issue head-
on. We have not tried to duck or hide like some of the Members on the 
other side of the aisle have. But, you see, many of these Members 
cannot help it. They are the remnants of the old Washington 
establishment which was rejected by the voters last November, where it 
was standard operating procedure to avoid the tough issues, to look the 
other way, and to run from responsibility. It is outside of their 
political world view to meet an issue head-on, to take a tough 
position, to show leadership, and follow through with commonsense 
solutions.
  Medicare is going bankrupt. It may be 30 years old this week, but it 
is condemned to death at age 37 unless action is taken.
  Republicans are working to protect and strengthen Medicare. We ask 
the Democrats to join us. This is too important an issue to fall into 
partisan bickering.


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