Porter Goss: “my senior constituents are writing to say ``no'' to President Clinton's vision of Government-run health care. One…”

“my senior constituents are writing to say ``no'' to President Clinton's vision of Government-run health care. One elderly gentleman wrote: ``I am afraid the new package will create a crisis * * * at least it will absolutely increase my costs. I believe the Clinton administration has attacked the retired person enough already.'' A senior couple writes, saying they fear lost benefits under the Clinton plan. Another senior insisted that today's costs of his ``prescriptions would be cheaper than your new health insurance.'' AARP, representing 33 million dues-paying seniors, found that more than 50 percent do not trust the Clinton plan and fear lost benefit, higher costs, and lower quality of care. Although the national AARP lobbyists want to spend $30 million to explain to seniors why their fears are unfounded, the average elderly person already understands what is wrong with Clinton health: It will hurt seniors, and they know it.”