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




               REPUBLICANS RAMMING THROUGH MEDICARE PLAN

  (Mrs. MALONEY asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mrs. MALONEY. Mr. Speaker, three decades ago the Democrats gave 
American seniors peace of mind when they created Medicare. Medicare led 
to a 50-percent drop in the number of seniors living at the poverty 
level. It led to a 50-percent increase in the number of seniors that 
have health care. While in control of Congress for 30 years, the 
Democrats gave life and protection to Medicare.
  Yesterday the Republicans arrested seniors that wanted to listen and 
learn more about Medicare at some of the hearings and meetings that are 
taking place here. The Democrats giveth, and the Republicans taketh 
away.
  The new majority is ramming through a plan that needlessly slashes 
$270 billion and doubles Medicare premiums, and those additional 
premiums are not even going into the Medicare trust fund. The 
Republicans say they are saving Medicare because it is in a crisis. I 
say, the only crisis to Medicare is that the Republicans are in power.

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