[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 87 (Thursday, June 13, 1996)]
[House]
[Page H6292]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




               CONCERN ABOUT REPUBLICAN BUDGET PRIORITIES

  (Mr. WARD asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mrs. SCHROEDER. Mr. Speaker, will the gentleman yield?
  Mr. WARD. I yield to the gentlewoman from Colorado.
  Mrs. SCHROEDER. Mr. Speaker, I just wanted to state that the 
President of the United States did apologize yesterday, and I think it 
is very important to have that on the record.
  Mr. WARD. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to express my concern over the 
majority's priorities. Last night the budget resolution was passed by a 
slim margin, changing Medicare in ways that will hurt our working 
families, raising tax on our working families and limiting direct 
student loans.

                              {time}  1030

  Today I hear that Medicaid is on the chopping block in the Committee 
on Commerce. I have one question to ask my colleague on the other side 
of the aisle: How far will you go, attacking the elderly, the poor, our 
children, and the disabled?
  Completely repealing the Medicaid Program will mean that 18 million 
children will lose their health coverage if we turn what is now a 
responsibility and commitment on the part of the Federal Government 
into a State block-granted program. Four million seniors and disabled 
will lose their guaranteed coverage needed for doctor and hospital 
care. I ask, when will this stop?

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