[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 159 (Friday, October 13, 1995)]
[House]
[Page H10051]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    CONCERNS ABOUT MEDICARE LOBBYING

  (Ms. DeLAURO asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. DeLAURO. Mr. Speaker, two groups came to Washington this week 
with concerns about the GOP Medicare cuts. One group got a private 
meeting with Speaker Gingrich. The other group got arrested.
  When the American Medical Association sent its high priced lobbyists 
up to Capitol Hill, they got a closed-door meeting with Speaker 
Gingrich and a billion dollar deal. But, the National Council of Senior 
Citizens didn't get the same reception. Its members got no meeting with 
the Speaker and no special deals. Instead, they got arrested.
  That's right. Fifteen senior citizens were arrested, handcuffed, and 
led away in a paddy wagon. What was their crime? Asking questions about 
the Republican Medicare cuts. Here's a photo of 67-year-old Roberta 
Saxton being handcuffed for asking a question about her health care 
plan. Welcome to the Gingrich revolution.

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