WALLY HERGER: “Democrats have been playing a broken record for the last few months. It goes something like this: ``Medicare is not…”

“Democrats have been playing a broken record for the last few months. It goes something like this: ``Medicare is not really going bankrupt--Republicans only want to give a tax break to the rich.'' What unmitigated drivel. I've heard a lot of tall stories in my time, but this takes the prize. It is true that Republicans advocate tax cuts. But the vast overwhelming majority of those tax cuts go to middle-income working American families. One of those tax cuts is the $500-per-child tax credit for almost every child in America. Now, let me ask a question: Are there more millionaires in this country, or working families with children? The most important point to realize here is that tax cuts have nothing to do with Medicare. Even if the budget was balanced and rich people were taxed 100 percent of their income, Medicare would still go broke in 7 years. Mr. Speaker, Democrats need to fix their broken record and begin helping Republicans save Medicare.”