[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 138 (Thursday, September 7, 1995)]
[House]
[Pages H8601-H8602]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                 AMERICA MUST PLAN FOR THE 21ST CENTURY

  (Mr. SCARBOROUGH asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. SCARBOROUGH. Mr. Speaker, I have been hearing a lot about 
Medicare and the B-2 bomber. Actually, the two are related, because it 
seems that some Members continue to stick their head in the sand and 
deny basic facts.
  First of all, if we do nothing on Medicare, in 7 years the trustees 
say that Medicare goes bankrupt. Something has to be done. We cannot 
ignore it. We have to face the 21st century with the facts.

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  The same is true with the B-2 bomber. If we do nothing on the B-2 
bomber, if we go along with the Dellums-Kasich amendment, then we are 
sticking our head in the sand. By the year 2010, the B-52 heavy bombers 
that we have protecting this country will be over 50 years old.
  We cannot sit back and do nothing anymore. We have to plan for the 
21st century, not only in Medicare but also in protecting the shores 
and senior citizens and the young and the old alike.
  Mr. Speaker, I urge all my colleagues to oppose the Dellums-Kasich 
amendment and support the B-2 bomber.

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