[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 152 (Wednesday, September 27, 1995)]
[House]
[Pages H9508-H9509]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                            FIXING MEDICARE

  (Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN. Mr. Speaker, the American people elect politicians 
to help fix problems with Government. Pretty simple stuff, one would 
imagine. But, unfortunately, some politicians do 

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not see things quite so clearly. They see no wrong with Government. 
Government could never do anything inefficiently or ill-advised.
  Take, for example, on this side of the aisle, there are politicians 
who want to strengthen Medicare, make it a better program, and allow 
seniors more choices in making their own health care decisions. On the 
other side of the aisle we have some politicians who passionately 
defense the status quo, even though the status quo is 30 years old 
without revisions. They would rather deny Medicare to those in need 
down the road than do anything to fix it now.
  Mr. Speaker, there is no excuse for this irresponsibility. Medicare 
is in serious need of reform. Republicans want to fix Medicare and make 
sure it exists for many years to come.

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