[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 147 (Wednesday, September 20, 1995)]
[House]
[Page H9249]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




               DEMOCRATS NOT COMMITTED TO SAVING MEDICARE

  (Mr. BALLENGER asked and was given permission to revise and extend 
his remarks.)
  Mr. BALLENGER. Mr. Speaker, it occurs to me that liberal Democrats 
work feverishly at nothing. At times they seem all bent out of shape 
and exercised beyond belief. It is truly a spectacle to behold. They 
cry and whine, and whine and cry, but they have proposed not one, not 
even one, idea to preserve Medicare or Medicaid.
  To illustrate my point, this weekend, liberal Democrats will start a 
series of mock hearings on Medicare. Or should I say fake hearings--as 
opposed to the dozens of real hearings Congress has held since the 
release of the Medicare trustees report last April.
  Mr. Speaker, it is fitting that Democrats would hold fake hearings 
because that really gets to the heart of their commitment level to 
saving and strengthening Medicare.
  They would rather pose and posture at a fake hearing than come up 
with real solutions in the real Congress.


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