[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 153 (Thursday, September 28, 1995)]
[House]
[Page H9595]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




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                          MEDICARE GOING BROKE

  (Mr. WATTS of Oklahoma asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. WATTS of Oklahoma. Mr. Speaker, Medicare is going broke. The 
trustees tell us that in 7 years, Medicare funds will be completely 
depleted. This fact cannot be disputed.
  Some 61 percent of the American people want us to do something about 
this, now. So why is it, how is it, that liberals fail to understand 
the urgency of this issue? The citizens are sick of Congressmen playing 
politics with vital programs such as Medicare. But still the Democrats 
engage in blatant demagoguery, or medagoguery as the Washington Post 
calls it.
  Contrary to the liberal distortions, the Republican plan increases 
spending per beneficiary from $4,800 to $6,700. It gives seniors real 
choices in health care management by providing for medical savings 
accounts. But the liberals do not want the people to know that.
  It is time to stop the half-truths, the fibs, and the fabrications. 
It is time to stop the scare tactics and demagoguery. It is time for 
honest debate to take place. It is time to save Medicare.

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