[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]




          SHOW US THE DETAILS OF THE REPUBLICAN MEDICARE PLAN

  (Mrs. SCHROEDER asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Mrs. SCHROEDER. Mr. Speaker, having this gray hair, I do not know a 
lot, but I know a few things. No. 1, I am very nervous when Republicans 
say we do not need to know the details of the Medicare plan, ``Just 
trust us.''
  I happen to know the history. They have never been for Medicare 
before. I find it very interesting they have such a loving plan. We do 
not need to know the details; they will just bring it out, and we will 
vote for it.
  I also know that the devil is usually in the details, and I also know 
it is pretty amazing; we are going to be asked to fast-forward and vote 
on it when even the Speaker of the House apparently does not know the 
details of his own plan. Thing about it, on Sunday, on national TV we 
were told it would be only $7 a month. By yesterday it was up to $32 a 
month. That is only 3 days. Heaven only knows what it is going to be 
today.
  I do not think a plan for this serious an issue should come rolling 
out here and everybody be ordered to vote for it without reading it.
  Take our blindfolds off. Show us the details.

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