Sherrod Brown said "Think about the programs, and there are certainly Government programs that have wasted dollars and Government programs that have not worked, but think of the two programs we are talking about most today, a couple or three programs, Medicare and student loans. Medicare has lifted millions of the elderly out of poverty in the last decade or two or three of their lives. Student loans have provided opportunities for millions of middle class families to send their children to college. Both programs obviously can use some adjustment, but it is clear from what Mr. Dole's campaign manager said, Senator D'Amato said, what Mr. Kemp, what Mr. Dole, Mr. Gingrich said, that they really want to eliminate these programs in the next decade. They are two programs that work so very well for middle class America, for poor America, for everybody." @ PoliticalQuotes.com

On the recordSeptember 11, 1996

Think about the programs, and there are certainly Government programs that have wasted dollars and Government programs that have not worked, but think of the two programs we are talking about most today, a couple or three programs, Medicare and student loans. Medicare has lifted millions of the elderly out of poverty in the last decade or two or three of their lives. Student loans have provided opportunities for millions of middle class families to send their children to college. Both programs obviously can use some adjustment, but it is clear from what Mr. Dole's campaign manager said, Senator D'Amato said, what Mr. Kemp, what Mr. Dole, Mr. Gingrich said, that they really want to eliminate these programs in the next decade. They are two programs that work so very well for middle class America, for poor America, for everybody.

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Sherrod Brown

Democratic · Ohio

Source

govinfo.gov

Editor's note · Context

Discussing the importance of Medicare and student loans during a debate on government programs.

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