[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 142 (Wednesday, September 13, 1995)]
[House]
[Page H8813]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     WHERE IS THE REPUBLICAN PLAN?

  (Mr. SCHUMER asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. SCHUMER. Mr. Speaker, on Sunday, Speaker Gingrich said that his 
plan to cut Medicare would cost seniors an added $7 a month By Monday, 
the Speaker said it would cost seniors $10 a month. Yesterday, the 
Speaker acknowledged that it would cost seniors over $30 a month. 
Today, the Wall Street Journal writes on top of $32 a month, 
deductibles will go up by $50, lab services by several hundred, and 
nursing home care, if you are in a nursing home or have a parent who 
is, will cost you several thousand dollars more each year.
  It is no wonder we are calling for public-wide hearings on the secret 
Republican plan. If it is such a great plan, what are you folks afraid 
of? Why not tell America what it is? Let the seniors, the young people 
and everyone in between debate it, and we will see if your plan is the 
right way to go.
  But, no, you are afraid. You are cutting, cutting, cutting, and that 
is why you do not want us to have hearings on your plan.

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