[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 142 (Wednesday, September 13, 1995)]
[House]
[Page H8816]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                               MEDISCARE

  (Mr. TATE asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. TATE. Mr. Speaker, the Clinton administration trustees have come 
out with a report that clearly states that Medicare is going broke, and 
that is a fact. That is why the Republicans have worked hard, get this, 
to increase the amount of money that we are spending on Medicare. If 
someone is on Medicare today, they will receive $4,800 on average per 
beneficiary. Under our plan someone will receive $6,700 if they are on 
Medicare per beneficiary. That is an increase.
  But now the special-interest groups have targeted me as spending 
$85,000 worth of television advertising in my district misrepresenting 
the truth, talking about cuts, talking about what I call Mediscare and 
scaring seniors, and that is despicable. But the calls to my office, 
over 90 percent of the calls, are saying to me, ``Randy, stay the 
course. Don't give up.''
  Well, the Republicans will not give up on Medicare. We will not give 
up on seniors. It is too bad the liberals have given up on the seniors 
of the United States.

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