[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 172 (Thursday, November 2, 1995)]
[House]
[Page H11688]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                                MEDICARE

  (Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas. Mr. Speaker, yesterday my Republican 
colleague followed me here and talked about the difference between the 
debt and the deficit.
  Well, I know very well the difference between the debt and the 
deficit. I know we have almost a $5 trillion debt. The deficit, though, 
in 1992 under a Republican President was $290 billion. For that year, 
that deficit.
  Last year it was only $163 billion. That is what I call progress, and 
it was not done during the 1980's. In fact, during the 1980's, our debt 
exploded to that $4.9 trillion or whatever it is.
  But the truth is really out. We need to balance our budget, but we do 
not need to do it on the backs of education or Medicare, and that is 
wrong. That is what the American people are saying in all the polls.
  Mr. Speaker, the comments of our Speaker and also the leader of the 
other body last Sunday in the Washington Post demonstrate the true 
sentiments of the Republicans on the Medicare plan. Cut health care for 
seniors as much as necessary to pay for that tax cut, not balancing the 
budget but for a tax cut.

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  It is disgusting to see a PR campaign used to provide for a tax cut. 
Mr. Speaker, I hope the conference committee and the President will 
veto that plan.

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