[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 158 (Thursday, October 12, 1995)]
[House]
[Page H9902]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




             NOW WE KNOW WHO IS LYING ABOUT MEDICARE REFORM

  (Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas. Mr. Speaker, yesterday the Republicans 
finally conceded that their so-called Medicare reform plan would extend 
the Medicare trust fund only to the year 2006 instead of 2010, as they 
have been claiming. In fact, they claimed on this floor yesterday early 
in the morning that their plan would extend the Medicare trust fund 
until the year 2010. Now the Republican majority realizes they only 
need $90 billion to stabilize the trust fund until the year 2006 and 
not $270 billion to stabilize to the exact same year.
  It is very interesting to note that the Democrats have an alternative 
plan that would assure the solvency to 2006 by only cutting the 
necessary $90 billion. What we need is to be asking our friends on the 
other side, Why are you cutting three times more than you need to 
stabilize the fund, and you are only stabilizing it to 2006? Be honest 
about it, it is going to tax cuts. At this point I suppose we should 
ask the Republican majority, Why are you increasing premiums, 
deductibles, copayments, and making extreme reductions in payments to 
hospitals to provide a budget-busting tax cut?
  There is a country western song in Texas that is popular now. It is 
called ``I Let Her Lie.'' The people know now who is the one that is 
doing the lying.

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