[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 162 (Thursday, October 19, 1995)]
[House]
[Page H10310]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       WE ARE IMPROVING MEDICARE

  (Mr. GILCHREST asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. GILCHREST. Mr. Speaker, all those who are listening in the House 
Chamber this morning, and if there are any people over the age of 65 
listening on their televisions at home, the vote that we will take 
today will not take any benefits to Medicare away.
  The existing program of Medicare, if it is not reformed, is not 
sustainable. We are going to take a vote that will reform Medicare in a 
manner that, if any senior citizen wants to keep the existing program 
the way it is, they can choose to do so. If any senior citizen wants to 
choose another form of health care or another health care carrier, the 
amount of money that they put in and the Federal Government puts into 
their Medicare Program as an individual can be transferred to that 
contracting health care carrier.
  The point is we are going to make Medicare better for senior 
citizens.

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