[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 54 (Wednesday, April 30, 1997)]
[House]
[Page H2011]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                 LET US WORK TOGETHER TO SAVE MEDICARE

  (Mr. ROGAN asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. ROGAN. Mr. Speaker, I was raised by my grandparents, and then by 
a great-aunt who lived on her Social Security. They relied upon 
Medicare for health care. Mr. Speaker, when I ran for Congress last 
year as a Republican, one of the things that was important to me in my 
campaign was to make sure that Medicare was preserved and protected for 
future generations, as well as for this generation of seniors. We 
Republicans campaigned to save Medicare, while our opponents accused us 
of trying to destroy Medicare instead of trying to save it.
  Last week, the President's own Medicare Trustees came forward with a 
report that validated every single thing Republicans said last year 
about Medicare. There is one lesson I have learned, Mr. Speaker, during 
the campaign of last year: It does not take courage to scare seniors 
about Medicare. It does take courage to save it for this generation of 
seniors and for all of those who will rely upon it in the future.
  I hope now we can put the partisan nonsense and scare tactics aside, 
and work together to save a worthy program.

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