[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 171 (Wednesday, November 1, 1995)]
[House]
[Page H11591]
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                      MORE ON THE MEDICARE DEBATE

  (Mr. PASTOR asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. PASTOR. Mr. Speaker, again, we say the Speaker made a mistake. 
Last weekend I happened to be in Phoenix with a number of senior 
citizens at a senior housing project, El Prima Vera, and they were 
concerned that we were taking away Medicare. I said, what is it, the 
Democrats in the debate scaring you?
  They said, no, our fear has been reassured, reconfirmed, because we 
have heard the Republican leadership plan and clear, plain English, 
with the Senate President telling us that he did not support Medicare 
because he thought it would fail, which is false because that is a 
safety net that many seniors today rely on to get their medical health 
care.

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  And then to top it off, it was the Speaker who was not concerned 
about the administration but who wanted to abolish Medicare, and that 
is the plain English truth.

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