[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 180 (Tuesday, November 14, 1995)]
[House]
[Page H12206]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   PRESERVING AND PROTECTING MEDICARE

  (Mr. GANSKE asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. GANSKE. Madam Speaker, the President is shutting down Government 
because he wants to decrease Medicare premiums.
  Madam Speaker, does the President not read his own Medicare report? 
These are his own appointees who are telling him that Medicare is going 
bankrupt. Is there any American in this country who pays health care 
premiums that has not seen an increase in premiums?
  Everyone has to contribute something to save this system: Doctors, 
hospitals and, yes, Madam Speaker, recipients, too.
  This plan does not increase deductibles. It does not increase 
copayments. But it only asks seniors to maintain the current share of 
their premium. Is that too much?
  Madam Speaker, most of the senior citizens that I talk to understand 
that we must save the system, that they are willing to contribute, and 
that by doing so we can preserve and protect the system for future 
Medicare recipients.

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