[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]




    TOP 10 REASONS WHY REPUBLICANS REFUSE TO HOLD HEARINGS ON THEIR 
                             MEDICARE CUTS

  (Mr. ENGEL asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. ENGEL. Mr. Speaker, from the home office in Bronx, NY, the top 
ten reasons why Republicans refuse to hold hearings on their Medicare 
cuts:
  No. 10. Republicans figure seniors can't hear, so why bother holding 
hearings?
  No. 9. It might interfere with the O.J. press coverage.
  No. 8. It's easier to arrest seniors than to listen to them. (At 
least they can get health care in jail, not under the Republican plan.)
  No. 7. The more you know about their plan the sicker you'll get.
  No. 6. Republicans would rather give tax cuts to the wealthy than 
health care to Grandma.
  No. 5. They want to keep seniors in the rocking chair, not in the 
witness chair.
  No. 4. Republicans saw a product in the National Enquirer that makes 
Medicare obsolete.
  No. 3. Why hold hearings when a tax break for the rich can buy 
diamond earrings?
  No. 2. Mugging Medicare recipients is easier if you do it in the 
dark.
  No. 1. Ah, who needs a second opinion. There's one side to every 
story.

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