[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 153 (Thursday, September 28, 1995)]
[House]
[Page H9596]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   SENIORS ABOUT TO TAKE A DOUBLE HIT

  (Mr. WATT of North Carolina asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. WATT of North Carolina. Mr. Speaker, the seniors in our country 
are about to experience what we call in North Carolina a double hit. 
Not only are the Republicans cutting Medicare by $270 billion, they are 
cutting Medicaid right behind it $182 billion. Medicare is for the 
elderly, Medicaid is for the poor, but 69 percent of the money in 
Medicaid goes to the elderly also, even though they represent only 28 
percent of the people who are served. Sixty-nine percent. A double hit 
they will be taking.
  Medicare cuts on the one hand, Medicaid cuts on the other hand. It is 
un-American to be mean to our poor and our elderly and we should stop 
it right now before we get too far down the line.

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