[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 157 (Wednesday, October 11, 1995)]
[House]
[Page H9794]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




            NO CONNECTION BETWEEN CUTTING TAXES AND MEDICARE

  (Mr. HEFLEY asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. HEFLEY. Mr. Speaker, liberal Democrats are, I believe, at the end 
of their rope. They know that action must be taken to preserve Medicare 
for future generations. But they come to the well and spew the grossest 
class warfare slogans I have ever heard.
  Democrats go on and on about tax cuts for the rich.
  But, least we forget, to a Democrat, anyone who has a job is rich. 
Anyone who has children is rich. Anyone who pays taxes is rich.
  Mr. Speaker, there really is no connection between cutting taxes and 
Medicare. Medicare is going bankrupt--period. That has nothing to do 
with tax rates, or capital gains tax rates, or what level of income 
pays the biggest share of the tax burden.
  But one thing is clear--Medicare is going bankrupt. No matter how 
hard they cry and scream about tax cuts, Democrats have not lifted one 
finger to save Medicare. And that is wrong.

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