[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 152 (Wednesday, September 27, 1995)]
[House]
[Page H9510]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      WHAT ARE REPUBLICANS HIDING?

  (Mr. LEWIS of Georgia asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. LEWIS of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, we are still waiting to see the 
details of how the Republicans will cut $270 billion from Medicare. The 
Ways and Means Committee held one--only one--hearing. Even after that 
hearing, we do not know how they will cut Medicare. We do not have a 
bill.
  It is a shame and disgrace that we are shut out of the process, and 
the details are carefully guarded from us. This is an affront--not just 
to Democrats, not just to Members of Congress, but to our senior 
citizens and the American people.
  Mr. Speaker, it was Robert Frost who said, ``When you build a wall, 
who are you trying to fence out?''
  So I ask, Why is there only one hearing on this very important plan? 
What do my colleagues have to hide?
  Do not hide the plan. Hold hearings. Let the American people be a 
part of this process.

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