[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 171 (Wednesday, November 1, 1995)]
[House]
[Page H11590]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                                MEDICARE

  (Mr. UNDERWOOD asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. UNDERWOOD. Mr. Speaker, the morning after Halloween, we awake to 
find that the majority has been out all night playing trick or treat 
with senior citizens and Medicare.
  The treat was supposed to be fixing Medicare and the trick is that 
the plan all along was to dismantle Medicare one step at a time.
  The leader of the other body is actually proud that he opposed 
Medicare in 1965. Is this the same person who is assuring seniors that 
he has come to save Medicare, not to bury it?
  And in a second surprise after the budget votes, the majority 
leadership finally admits that this is the first step in dismantling 
the program, and that the plan is to let Medicare wither on the vine.
  If these guys were doctors, they might be accused of practicing Dr. 
Krevorkian medicine.
  If they were used car salesmen, they might be eligible for salesmen 
of the month.
  But since they are the fix Medicare gang, we need to expose the 
Halloween charade and defend the best health care program this country 
offers for seniors. No more trick or treat. How about straight talk on 
Medicare.

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