[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]


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                      COMPARING APPLES AND ORANGES

  (Ms. PRYCE asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. PRYCE. Mr. Speaker, let us talk about apples and oranges. The 
Republican Medicare plan will increase funding for each Medicare 
beneficiary from $4,800 today to $6,700 in 2002. Let us call that fact 
our apple. House Republicans have also promised to provide tax relief 
to American families. Let us call that fact our orange.
  The Democrats are comparing apples and oranges. The point is these 
two issues have nothing to do with each other. The tax cuts from 
working families are more than set off by reductions in discretionary 
spending and program savings. Medicare would still be broke in 2002 
even if we did not provide those tax cuts.
  Why are the Democrats trying to confuse things? To scare the American 
people. They have no plan, just scare tactics. It is shameful and, as 
the Washington Post said, it is just plain wrong.

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