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JOHN LINDER: “Mr. Speaker, Mr. Gingrich did not ever say Medicare would wither on the vine. This was played out on CNN very clearly…”

On the recordJune 27, 2002
Mr. Speaker, Mr. Gingrich did not ever say Medicare would wither on the vine. This was played out on CNN very clearly when they played the whole statement, not the botched statement the Democrats have been running. He said if we bring competition into the system, the Health Care Financing Administration would wither on the vine. Secondly, I will point out that the Democrats had a majority here for 40 years. When I first came here, they had a huge majority in both bodies, and the President was a Democratic; and they did not even offer one. I think it is fair to say that the Republicans are making the effort.
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JOHN LINDER
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Addressing statements about Medicare and competition during a debate.

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