[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 158 (Thursday, October 12, 1995)]
[House]
[Page H9901]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




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                SAVE, PRESERVE, AND STRENGTHEN MEDICARE

  (Mrs. KELLY asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Mrs. KELLY. Mr. Speaker, yesterday we took a number of positive steps 
forward in our effort to save, preserve, and strengthen Medicare.
  The House Ways and Means Committee passed their portions of the 
Medicare Preservation Act and the American Medical Association--one of 
the largest health care providers in the country--endorsed the House 
Republican plan.
  When I first ran for Congress, Mr. Speaker, I ran on the promise of 
reform--repeal of the status quo and change for the better.
  Our Medicare plan delivers on this promise of reform. By increasing 
seniors control of their health care dollars, providing greater choice 
of providers and ensuring long-term solvency, we are keeping our word.
  There are those who will continue to throw stones at us from the 
sidelines, but as we enter the final phase of our efforts to save 
Medicare, I would encourage them to join us.
  The American people are sick of the politics-as-usual mentality that 
they are expressing and want us to save Medicare.
  The medical care of 37 million people is on the line, and until the 
Democrats face up to this fact rather than their own reelections, the 
American people will continue to discount all that they say and all 
that they do.

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