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




                            A DAY OF INFAMY

  (Ms. JACKSON-LEE asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. JACKSON-LEE. Days of infamy. October 12, we lock up seniors in 
America. October 19, today, Republicans have 900 pages to trash 
Medicare. Premiums for all seniors will rise at least $87 by 2002; 
hospitals will close; Medicare benefits for beneficiaries will go up 
$1,700; and, yes, you will get your $270 billion for a tax cut.
  What a day of infamy. How sad. And when we want to talk about 
scriptures, let me tell you about a scripture. The story goes in the 
New Testament that the Lord asked a question, and the lawyer responded 
as he asked the question, ``Lord, when did I deny you?'' And he did not 
realize that he denied him when he ignored seniors in America, the 
senior from Houston, TX, that says ``I do not believe the drastic cuts 
in Medicaid and Medicare should take place for the tax breaks for the 
privileged. I can't hardly write, my finger is so sore, and my husband 
has 2 ulcers on his leg.''
  These are the letters, time and time again, that I have gotten from 
my seniors who say stop trashing Medicare and let us make something 
happen for all Americans.

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