[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 177 (Thursday, November 9, 1995)]
[House]
[Page H11981]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                 DO NOT INCREASE THE BURDEN ON SENIORS

  (Mr. LEWIS of Georgia asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. LEWIS of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, they are at it again. Last night, 
the Republicans increased premiums for Medicare. They sneaked it in at 
the final hour. They sneaked it in on the same day they gave one more 
tax break to their rich corporate friends.
  Mr. Speaker, this proposal raises premiums for seniors by 20 
percent--by 20 percent. That is not fair. That is not right--not when 
11 million women on Medicare have incomes less than $8,000. For these 
women--every dollar counts, and now they must pay more.
  Why was this done? Seniors have a right to know why. There was only 
one reason--my Republican colleagues must give tax breaks to the rich. 
This premium increase will not help the Medicare trust fund. But it 
will help the Republican's rich friends. And it will hurt our Nation's 
seniors.
  That is not right. Shame on the Republicans, shame.

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