[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 162 (Thursday, October 19, 1995)]
[House]
[Pages H10311-H10312]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                           FACT OVER FICTION

  (Mr. HEFLEY asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. HEFLEY. Mr. Speaker, they shall not bear false witness--that is 
what the Democrats have been doing on this Medicare issue. Republicans 
have a plan to save Medicare. Republicans have a good plan to save 
Medicare. We want America to see our plan. We aren't afraid to show the 
American people what we're trying to do, because what we are doing is 
saving the single most important entitlement program 

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in society today. Let's look at the facts.
  Premiums are going up. They are going up $7 so that we can increase 
spending per beneficiary by $1,900.
  The tax cuts that Democrats say we're giving to the rich to fund 
these reforms were passed last spring. They have nothing to do with 
preserving Medicare.
  If you don't want to switch plans or service you do not have to. The 
Republican plan does not require you to change anything unless you want 
to.
  Finally, for Democrats to decry that some kind of a backroom deal was 
made by Republicans to satisfy certain interest groups is absolutely 
absurd. What's happening is people are finally starting to really look 
at our plan and they're starting to realize that it's a good plan and 
that scares the heck out of Democrats.

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