[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 158 (Thursday, October 12, 1995)]
[House]
[Pages H9902-H9903]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




             REPUBLICANS WILL PRESERVE AND PROTECT MEDICARE

  (Mr. TIAHRT asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. TIAHRT. Mr. Speaker, I want to talk about a credibility gap and a 
short history lesson. Many remember last spring, right here on the 
floor of the House, they talked about nutrition programs, and how the 
Republicans were going to slash nutrition programs and case children to 
starve.
  I was in the Dodge Edison Elementary School this Monday, and Dr. 
Larry Reynolds is doing a very fine job of running that institution. 
None of the children were starving, not one was reported. In fact, ask 
yourselves, have you heard of any children all across this Nation in 
public schools starving? The answer is no. That is the credibility 
problem.
  Those who were telling us that there were going to be starving 
children were wrong, absolutely wrong. Now we hear things like ``The 
Republican plan is going to kill Medicare. There are sweetheart deals, 
disastrous cuts. Savings are going to pay for tax cuts.'' The 
credibility gap rises again. We are going to preserve and protect 
Medicare for our parents and for our grandparents. We have a specific 
plan. It is realistic. It is in plain English. It is up front.
  Parents will have the right to choose what kind of health care. They 
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have the right to stay with their current doctor and their hospital. 
There is no credibility gap in the Republican plan. We delivered growth 
for nutrition programs. We will preserve and protect Medicare.

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