[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 183 (Friday, November 17, 1995)]
[House]
[Page H13144]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     MORE TAX CUTS FOR THE WEALTHY

  (Mr. PALLONE asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. PALLONE. Mr. Speaker, after several weeks now of secret 
negotiations with the Republicans in the House and Senate, we finally 
get the Gingrich budget today, and it is the same thing as what we 
expected, it hurts seniors to provide tax breaks for the wealthy.
  Essentially, seniors are going to be asked to pay more to get less; 
their part B Medicare premiums are going to double, hospitals and 
health care providers are squeezed so much that we will see hospitals 
close and the quality of care they provide reduced, and seniors will 
lose their choice of doctors because they will be pushed into HMO's 
where they do not have a choice of doctors.
  It is not fair to America; it is not fair to the average American. It 
means that the quality of health care goes down, all to pay for more 
tax breaks for the wealthy and for the corporations.
  Mr. Speaker, I would urge my colleagues, we have to defeat this 
budget. The President has to veto it so we can get back to do something 
that balances the budget and at the same time protects Americans and 
does not hurt American seniors.

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