[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 147 (Wednesday, September 20, 1995)]
[House]
[Page H9254]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          PRESERVING MEDICARE

  (Mr. DICKEY asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. DICKEY. Mr. Speaker, last April the Medicare trustees reported 
that if nothing was done to Medicare, that it would go bankrupt. What 
we have is a proposition that we are making to try to preserve 
Medicare. The opposition comes and says, no that is terrible, and 
presents all these scare tactics.
  But I think we are in a step process. What I believe is that we do 
have the knowledge on the side of those people who are opposing these 
modifications, we do have that knowledge that comes from having control 
of the Medicare Program for 30 or 40 years.
  These people know where we can make modifications, slow down the 
increases, and save Medicare. What we are probably doing right now is 
trying to get their attention. They are probably saying, ``We do not 
believe they are going to do it. But if they do it, we can go in there 
and help.''
  I ask those people who are opposed to those changes we are trying to 
make to help us with specific information that you all have so that we 
can help the American people and save Medicare. That is what we are 
trying to do.

                          ____________________