[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]




                 PROUD TO BE A PART OF MEDICARE REFORM

  (Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas. Mr. Speaker, let me correct the statement 
that was just made. It is not $90 billion; $90 billion in the Democrat 
plan takes us out to the year 2006. Guess what? There are 4 more years 
before the baby boomers arrive, and that is where the real problem 
exists. Our reform takes us out to that point, and there is a $300 
billion difference in their plan and ours. They do not fund Medicare.
  As my colleagues know, today is an important day for me because I am 
65 and I have got a Medicare card. Guess what? I worried about it 
because of the bankruptcy, so I have spent months working with doctors, 
hospitals, nursing homes, insurance companies, and seniors in my 
district, as have a lot of us around the country, to save Medicare and 
find a solution. As my colleagues know, we have come up with a 
smorgasbord of choices, and I am proud to have been a part of the 
reform effort, not only for myself, but for every American who depends 
on Medicare. I am proud knowing that Congress has not just looked 
toward the next election, but we have looked to the next generation to 
make a better America for our kids.

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