Jon Fox said "Well, Congressman Kingston and Congressman Smith, also Congressman Hayworth, I think it is very important to understand. You pointed out the President had a proposal, and you have heard a Republican proposal, but there has been nothing from the Democratic House in the way of a proposal, and it is not responsible, I would submit, for us to debate the issue of how we are going to save Medicare unless we have a proposal from more than one side of the aisle, and frankly American people expect that, if we are going to come to a resolution, every good idea from Congressman Hayworth's district, Congressman Smith's district, Congressman Kingston's district; we want to hear those ideas. That is how this Congress can do a better job, and I have invited my senior citizens and others interested in health care to come forward with those good ideas, and----" @ PoliticalQuotes.com

On the recordSeptember 28, 1995

Well, Congressman Kingston and Congressman Smith, also Congressman Hayworth, I think it is very important to understand. You pointed out the President had a proposal, and you have heard a Republican proposal, but there has been nothing from the Democratic House in the way of a proposal, and it is not responsible, I would submit, for us to debate the issue of how we are going to save Medicare unless we have a proposal from more than one side of the aisle, and frankly American people expect that, if we are going to come to a resolution, every good idea from Congressman Hayworth's district, Congressman Smith's district, Congressman Kingston's district; we want to hear those ideas. That is how this Congress can do a better job, and I have invited my senior citizens and others interested in health care to come forward with those good ideas, and----

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Jon Fox

Republican · Pennsylvania

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Editor's note · Context

Addressing the need for bipartisan proposals on Medicare during a congressional debate.

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