Thomas Ewing said "Democrats claim that the Republican majority is trying to ram through Medicare reform. This is not true. Since April, this Congress has conducted 36 hearings on saving Medicare, and our Members have met with thousands of constituents at hundreds of town meetings across the country. The Washington Post says there is a legitimate debate to be had about what ought to be the future of Medicare. But that is not what the Democrats are engaged in. They are engaged in demagoguery and class warfare, and it is wrong. I challenge the Democrats to come up with an alternative plan and be part of the solution. Madam Speaker, it is time for the Democrats to take their head out of the sand and dispel the belief that the new Democratic Party image is the ostrich." @ PoliticalQuotes.com

On the recordSeptember 29, 1995

Democrats claim that the Republican majority is trying to ram through Medicare reform. This is not true. Since April, this Congress has conducted 36 hearings on saving Medicare, and our Members have met with thousands of constituents at hundreds of town meetings across the country. The Washington Post says there is a legitimate debate to be had about what ought to be the future of Medicare. But that is not what the Democrats are engaged in. They are engaged in demagoguery and class warfare, and it is wrong. I challenge the Democrats to come up with an alternative plan and be part of the solution. Madam Speaker, it is time for the Democrats to take their head out of the sand and dispel the belief that the new Democratic Party image is the ostrich.

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Thomas Ewing

Republican · Illinois

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Editor's note · Context

Addressing claims about Medicare reform during a floor speech.

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