[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 146 (Tuesday, September 19, 1995)]
[House]
[Page H9143]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




   INTRODUCTION OF LEGISLATION PROTECTING THE RIGHT OF PATIENT CHOICE

  (Mr. BROWN of Ohio asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute.)
  Mr. BROWN of Ohio. Mr. Speaker, hold on to your wallets, middle 
America.
  The Republican proposal to cut billions of dollars in Medicare and 
Medicaid is Robin Hood in reverse.
  It takes from the poor and the middle class to give tax breaks to the 
richest people in America.
  Senior citizens will pay higher premiums and higher deductibles if 
the Republicans get their way with Medicare.
  The Senate Republicans, meanwhile, would force America's senior 
citizens into managed care plans.
  I have introduced a bill that would protect the right of patient 
choice so you can choose your own doctor instead of being forced into 
managed care.
  Everybody agrees that we need to put the Medicare Program on a strong 
actuarial basis.
  But the Republican proposal just does no get the job done.
  The Republican plan deserves to go down to defeat.

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