[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 157 (Wednesday, October 11, 1995)]
[House]
[Page H9793]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          TRUTH IN THE DETAILS

  (Mr. KNOLLENBERG asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. KNOLLENBERG. Mr. Speaker, for all my colleagues who tried to 
scare the American public into believing that the devil was in the 
Republican Medicare plan, they forgot one thing, the truth is in the 
details, and in the marketplace of ideas, the truth will prevail.
  The 1960's Medicare System is going broke. The Democrats know it, the 
Republicans know it, and the American public knows it. The truth in the 
details about the Medicare Preservation Act, is this:
  There are no cuts in Medicare spending, we increase per beneficiary 
spending by $1,900. There is no increase in Medicare copayments. There 
is no increase in Medicare deductibles. And there is no change in the 
current rate of Medicare premiums. Most importantly, the $270 billion 
saved by Medicare under this proposition will be kept in Medicare to 
ensure its solvency for years to come.
  Mr. Speaker, the truth is in the details.

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