[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 160 (Tuesday, October 17, 1995)]
[House]
[Page H10087]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




   MEDICARE PRESERVATION ACT WILL PRESERVE, PROTECT, AND STRENGTHEN 
                                MEDICARE

  (Mr. JONES asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. JONES. Mr. Speaker, the Republican Party has boldly led the 104th 
Congress in the effort to save Medicare. However, these efforts are 
being challenged by Washington-based special interest groups who are 
receiving tax dollars.
  The AFL-CIO has received $1.3 million in Federal grants but has spent 
$1.4 million attacking Medicare. The AARP has received $24 million and 
the National Council of Senior Citizens received $71 million. The 
American taxpayers should not be forced to fund lobbyists who 
intentionally mislead our elderly.
  The Medicare Preservation Act will preserve Medicare for future 
generations, protect the program so that Medicare will stay as the 
beneficiaries know it to be, and strengthen it to provide coverage 
options, that empower citizens to choose the health plan that fits 
their needs.
  Instead of helping save Medicare, these special interest groups are 
trying to hold back the progress that must be made.

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