[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]




              SAVING MEDICARE MORE IMPORTANT THAN POLITICS

  (Mr. CHABOT asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. CHABOT. Mr. Speaker, we Republicans in Congress have been working 
very hard to come up with a plan to save Medicare from bankruptcy. 
Unfortunately, the Democrats in Congress here are refusing to help us, 
choosing instead to push a MediScare campaign.
  This is a prime example of putting partisan politics above the needs 
of the American people. These liberal Democrats claim that the 
Republican plan will cut Medicare to pay for a so-called tax break for 
the rich.
  Mr. Speaker, those tax cuts were paid for last April and mainly 
benefited working families, not the wealthy. Now Democrats are even 
running TV ads that are designed to help mislead the American people 
into believing their partisan fantasies.
  But Republicans will not be sidetracked. We remain committed to the 
task at hand, saving Medicare and preserving it for this generation and 
for future generations. We do not believe that politics should stand in 
the way of this goal. Saving Medicare is too important.

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