[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 149 (Thursday, October 28, 1999)]
[House]
[Page H11073]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    BUDGET DEAL IS A DO-NOTHING BILL

  (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, the Republican budget deal is a 
do-nothing bill, nothing for Social Security, nothing for Medicare. It 
hurts every family. The Republican budget bill does nothing to extend 
the life of Social Security, even by one single day. It fails to 
provide one penny for Medicare prescription drug benefits. The only 
thing it does do is hurt every family, every American family, every 
family, in a very real way.
  When it comes to Social Security and Medicare, the Republican budget 
deal is not right, it is not fair, it is not just; it is dead wrong.

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