Earl F. Hilliard said "the right-wing radical Republicans seem to always take the side of the rich and privileged in America. They act as if they really care about America and working families and the middle class. There is no better case in point than Medicare. The Republicans are using smoke and mirrors, political double talk, and all the gimmicks from the Nixon-Reagan school of politics. But they still would not be able to fool the American public. They know the American public really knows that the Republicans want to kill Medicare because it is the only way that they can save their Republican friends' tax cuts. The bottom line is that Democrats want to honor the Medicare contract and the Republicans do not. The Medicare contract should be first." @ PoliticalQuotes.com

On the recordJune 20, 1996

the right-wing radical Republicans seem to always take the side of the rich and privileged in America. They act as if they really care about America and working families and the middle class. There is no better case in point than Medicare. The Republicans are using smoke and mirrors, political double talk, and all the gimmicks from the Nixon-Reagan school of politics. But they still would not be able to fool the American public. They know the American public really knows that the Republicans want to kill Medicare because it is the only way that they can save their Republican friends' tax cuts. The bottom line is that Democrats want to honor the Medicare contract and the Republicans do not. The Medicare contract should be first.

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Earl F. Hilliard

Alabama

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Editor's note · Context

Criticizing Republican positions on Medicare during a floor speech.

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