Bill Bennett: “last evening, as I sat in the chair, the distinguished minority leader came on the floor and made a statement about…”

“last evening, as I sat in the chair, the distinguished minority leader came on the floor and made a statement about, among other things, Medicare. There were many of the things he said on that occasion with which I disagree and so I take this opportunity, while my memory is still fresh on the minority leader's comments, to register my disagreement. The reason I am doing it this quickly, and I hope this completely, is because I believe that the issue of Medicare's impending bankruptcy is so important that we should not allow statements that are incorrect to stay on the Record uncorrected. We should make sure this debate is as careful and as correct as it can possibly be. The stakes are much too high for this debate to take place in an atmosphere that some might consider demagogic.”