[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 172 (Thursday, November 2, 1995)]
[House]
[Page H11691]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        MEDICARE CUTS OFFENSIVE

  (Mr. FRAZER asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. FRAZER. Mr. Speaker, I rise in opposition to the views regarding 
Medicare that my colleagues on the other side of the aisle have 
consistently taken.
  The leader of the other body says that Medicare has never worked and 
he is proud that he opposed its creation 30 years ago; further he 
supports its dismantling today.
  In this body, the Speaker has said that this is the first step to 
dismantling the program entirely. He also states that this is the road 
toward historic change. If this is the road toward historic change, 
then I hope the record clearly reflects who was responsible for the new 
course America took regarding the disabled and senior citizens health 
care services. It is not fair to our elderly who have invested in a 
health care system for decades to spend their golden years wondering if 
they can afford to pay for a prescription.
  These cuts in Medicare are outrageous and I hope that the President 
will veto this offensive legislation.

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