[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 9]
[House]
[Page 12337]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                            HEADS UP AMERICA

  (Mr. GARAMENDI asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute.)
  Mr. GARAMENDI. Heads up America. This isn't just about raising the 
debt limit; this is about fundamental change in all the things that we 
hold dear here in America.
  If you care about Medicare for your parents, or if you happen to be 
65, pay attention to what's going to be on this floor in the next 
couple of hours. If you think Social Security is important to you or to 
your parents and to your future as the foundation for your pension, pay 
attention to what's going on here. Because have no doubts, America, 
that the Republican Party is putting forth, using the debt limit as a 
lever, putting in place fundamental changes in Medicare, basically 
looking to terminate Medicare as we know it, and changing Social 
Security so that it is no longer the foundation for your pensions.
  Heads up America. Watch carefully, because the Republican Party is 
going right at the very heart of the most stable and most important 
parts of every retiree's future. Pay attention. Pay attention. Because 
this is a critical moment.

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