Deborah Pryce said "let us talk about apples and oranges. The Republican Medicare plan will increase funding for each Medicare beneficiary from $4,800 today to $6,700 in 2002. Let us call that fact our apple. House Republicans have also promised to provide tax relief to American families. Let us call that fact our orange. The Democrats are comparing apples and oranges. The point is these two issues have nothing to do with each other. The tax cuts from working families are more than set off by reductions in discretionary spending and program savings. Medicare would still be broke in 2002 even if we did not provide those tax cuts. Why are the Democrats trying to confuse things? To scare the American people. They have no plan, just scare tactics. It is shameful and, as the Washington Post said, it is just plain wrong." @ PoliticalQuotes.com

On the recordSeptember 28, 1995

let us talk about apples and oranges. The Republican Medicare plan will increase funding for each Medicare beneficiary from $4,800 today to $6,700 in 2002. Let us call that fact our apple. House Republicans have also promised to provide tax relief to American families. Let us call that fact our orange. The Democrats are comparing apples and oranges. The point is these two issues have nothing to do with each other. The tax cuts from working families are more than set off by reductions in discretionary spending and program savings. Medicare would still be broke in 2002 even if we did not provide those tax cuts. Why are the Democrats trying to confuse things? To scare the American people. They have no plan, just scare tactics. It is shameful and, as the Washington Post said, it is just plain wrong.

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Deborah Pryce

Ohio

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govinfo.gov

Editor's note · Context

Discussing the Republican Medicare plan and tax relief during a floor speech.

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