[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 153 (Thursday, September 28, 1995)]
[House]
[Page H9598]
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                  THE REPUBLICAN RECORD AFTER 7 MONTHS

  (Miss COLLINS of Michigan asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Miss COLLINS of Michigan. Mr. Speaker, today I rise to inform you of 
the Republican record after 7 months. The Republican agenda is strictly 
an agenda that caters to the rich and powerful special interest and 
alienates and belittles the rest of us. For example, the Republicans 
have given families earning more than $100,000 a $245 billion tax cut 
while on the other hand they are cutting Medicare spending by $270 
billion. Talk about robbing Peter to pay Paul--Paul must be an awfully 
happy camper.
  Mr. Speaker, not only do the Republicans want to save the wealthy 
money--they want to give them money also. The Republicans are giving an 
average tax break of $20,000 a year to the richest 1 percent of 
taxpayers while senior citizens are going to experience an average 
reduction in Medicare benefits of more than $1,000 a year. I ask you, 
does this sound like a fair agenda for our seniors that have worked so 
long and hard for their benefits?
  Finally, Mr. Speaker, the Republicans want to hurt our educational 
system by making changes in our student loan program that would 
increase profits for banks and guarantee agencies while the spending 
cuts would make college students pay $4,500 to $7,500 more for each 
student loan.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues, does this sound like a fair agenda 
for our seniors who have worked so long and so hard?
  Mr. Speaker, these uncalled for tactics show you why the American 
people are becoming more disgruntled with the Government.

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