On the recordJune 12, 1996
Mr. Speaker, after the Clinton administration has worked so hard to reduce the deficit by over 50 percent, this budget actually raises the deficit a billion dollars. Instead of being fiscally responsible and reducing the deficit, the Republicans are cramming tax breaks into the first 3 years of their 6-year budget. The deep changes in the projected growth of Medicare will turn the balance against our seniors. Life will be different for our seniors when they must pay doctors and hospitals up to 40 percent of the cost of their medical procedure and when rural hospitals have to close because they rely on Federal funds. I urge a ``no'' vote on this rule and a ``no'' vote on this budget.
Said by
Chris Ward
Labour Party
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