[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 BIG DAY IS FINALLY HERE

  (Mr. DOGGETT asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. DOGGETT. Mr. Speaker, well, the big day is finally here and all 
of America is happy. The time is here. After months of being Medi-
scared to level with the American people and tell them how much their 
pockets are going to be picked to provide the same level of health 
care, Mr. Speaker, today is the day that has finally been announced by 
the Republicans as the day they will unveil the details of their 
Medicare plan. The Speaker has put out notice on national TV that we 
would finally get the details of how deep into the pockets of our 
senior citizens they are going to reach in order to provide a tax break 
for the privileged few.
  The Republican bright lights, and some of the not so bright lights, 
were all assembled. All the luminaries were gathered. And what details 
were provided? Absolutely none.
  Mr. Speaker, after all this waiting, after all this attention to the 
great performance, it is as if they forgot the words to the song. Now 
we know absolutely nothing more than we did before, and that is only 
that it is going to cost American seniors billions of dollars to pay 
for this tax break for the privileged few.

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