[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 152 (Wednesday, September 27, 1995)]
[House]
[Page H9508]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




              SHUTTING OUT THE AMERICAN PEOPLE ON MEDICARE

  Ms. DeLAURO. Mr. Speaker, a story in yesterday's USA Today regarding 
Republican plans to cut more than $270 billion from Medicare quoted 76-
year-old Naomi Cutrer. Naomi voiced concern that Republicans are 
rushing through these Medicare cuts, without public hearings. She said:

       We need to slow down. They've only held one hearing on 
     Medicare, and I don't know how many on Ruby Ridge and 
     Whitewater.

  Well, Naomi, here's your answer--Congress has had 10 days of hearings 
on Ruby Ridge, 10 days of hearings on Waco, 28 days of hearings on 
Whitewater and only a single hearing on Medicare.
  Naomi Cutrer and seniors like her all across this country are right 
to be concerned about attempts by Republicans to ram through these 
Medicare cuts, without public hearings and without public input. This 
is supposed to be a government of, by, and for the people, but when it 
comes to Medicare the American people are being shut up and shut out.

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