[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 143 (Thursday, September 14, 1995)]
[House]
[Page H8912]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                           THE LOST BATTALION

  (Mrs. SEASTRAND asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Mrs. SEASTRAND. Mr. Speaker, there they go again, the desperate 
leaders of the Lost Battalion of the Democrat Left, riding off today on 
another mean-spirited mission to misinform and terrorize the elderly.
  What a pitiful sight it is to see the leaders of a party once 
entrusted with 40 consecutive years of control of this Congress now 
cowering and running away from the fight to save Medicare from 
bankruptcy.
  Afraid to point the way with a plan of their own, they're content 
simply to point a misdirected finger of blame.
  Surely, these so-called leaders don't speak for the dwindling 
membership of the Democrat caucus, the men and women whose loyalty 
belongs to the people who elected them to serve, to face the tough 
problems and find answers, not run and hide from the truth and blindly 
follow the Lost Battalion of the Left down the path of political 
retreat.
  To those Members, we offer our hand and welcome you to join us in a 
mission worthy of this institution--a mission to ensure a 
comprehensive, secure, affordable health insurance plan for every 
retired American now and in the future.


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