[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 154 (Friday, September 29, 1995)]
[House]
[Page H9674]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




             BIPARTISAN COOPERATION NEEDED TO SAVE MEDICARE

  (Mr. EWING asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. EWING. Madam Speaker, Democrats claim that the Republican 
majority is trying to ram through Medicare reform. This is not true. 
Since April, this Congress has conducted 36 hearings on saving 
Medicare, and our Members have met with thousands of constituents at 
hundreds of town meetings across the country. The Washington Post says 
there is a legitimate debate to be had about what ought to be the 
future of Medicare. But that is not what the Democrats are engaged in. 
They are engaged in demagoguery and class warfare, and it is wrong.
  I challenge the Democrats to come up with an alternative plan and be 
part of the solution. Madam Speaker, it is time for the Democrats to 
take their head out of the sand and dispel the belief that the new 
Democratic Party image is the ostrich.

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