[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 154 (Friday, September 29, 1995)]
[House]
[Page H9676]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          DO NOT CUT MEDICARE

  (Ms. DeLAURO asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. DeLAURO. Madam Speaker, the Republican plan to cut $270 billion 
from Medicare in order to fund a tax cut for the wealthy is beginning 
to make members of their own party squeamish.
  This week, three Republican members of the other body said they could 
not stand by a $245 billion tax cut while cutting $270 billion from 
Medicare. They think it is the wrong thing to do and they are right.
  The Republican proposals to cut Medicare will mean that seniors will 
see their premiums double and their deductibles double. Senior citizens 
living on fixed incomes simply cannot afford to see their premiums go 
from $45 a month to $93 a month, or see their deductibles go from $100 
to $200.
  The three Republican Senators are right. It is wrong to ask 37 
million American seniors to pay $1,000 more for Medicare, so that the 
wealthiest Americans can get a $20,000 tax cut.

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