[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 176 (Wednesday, November 8, 1995)]
[House]
[Page H11832]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




       AMERICAN PEOPLE REJECT EXTREMISM OF REPUBLICAN REVOLUTION

  (Ms. DeLAURO asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. DeLAURO. Mr. Speaker, some people just do not get it. Last night, 
as voters all over the country were rejecting the extreme agenda of the 
Gingrich revolution, House Republicans were working behind closed doors 
to raise Medicare premiums.
  Medicare part B premiums were scheduled to drop to a 25-percent rate, 
but late last night, Republicans voted to raise those premiums to 31.5 
percent. That means instead of $42 a month, seniors will pay $53 a 
month beginning on January 1.
  The Gingrich revolution means that seniors will pay more for 
Medicare, students will pay more to go to college, and middle-class 
working families will pay more in taxes. That is wrong.
  Yesterday, the American people rejected the extremism of the Gingrich 
revolution. Today, Members of this body should follow their lead and 
reject the continuing resolution that will increase Medicare premiums 
for seniors.

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