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Page 6 • The Battalion
Thursday • September llj
Republican budget cuts spark debai
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□ Controversial GOP proposals
to cut health care for the poor,
student loan programs,
Medicare and Medicaid are
finding opposition in Congress.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Under relentless at
tack from the Democrats, Republicans targeted
health care for the poor, student loan programs
and numerous smaller accounts Thursday as
they pressed ahead with a sweeping plan to
balance the budget by 2002.
“We have a schedule to meet and we in
tend to meet it,” said Rep. Thomas Bliley, R-
Va., brushing aside Democratic demands for
lengthy hearings on GOP proposals to carve
$182 billion from Medicaid and another $270
billion from Medicare.
“If your Medicaid cuts go through, tens of
millions of Americans will be denied long
term nursing home care they need to stay
alive,” protested Rep. David Bonior of Michi
gan, House Democratic whip.
For their part, Republicans scoured the
government for savings needed to eliminate
the deficit.
Alaska’s wildlife refuges would be opened to
oil and gas drilling. A few pennies would be
saved — for each of millions of veterans — by
rounding annual cost-of-living increases in gov
ernment benefits down to the nearest dollar.
A plan to impose a fee on colleges and univer
sities equal to 2 percent of their total of student
loans ran into trouble from some Republicans.
“Universities facing tight funding will
have no choice but to pass the tax on to stu
dents and parents in the form of higher tu
ition and fees or reduced student aid,”
charged Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, D-Mass.,
With Bliley wielding the gavel, the House
Commerce Committee met in a daylong session
to review the GOP proposal to turn health care
for the poor over to the states. The measure
would end the federal guarantee of health cover
age for needy children, adults and the disabled.
“This bill is a reform mirage,” said Rep.
Ron Wyden, D-Ore., “It is going to hit low-in
come women, children and the elderly like a
wrecking ball.”
Bliley expressed confidence the GOP majori
ty would push the bill through committee in a
day or two, although he said laterckj
were possible in the formula under whi
eral funds would be distributed to thes
Rep. Henry A. Waxman, D-Calif., anj
tect of many of the Medicaid mandates,s
Republicans were running a risk oft
“race to the bottom” as states compete I
vide lower benefits than their neighbors,
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largest, most politically charged struggle!)
over Medicare, the program thatpr(|
health care for 37 million elderly and diss
"This bill is a reform mirage|
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Republicans worked in privatetoi
their plans designed to encourage sen:
zens to give up their current Medicare)
age for cheaper, private insurance i
HMDs. Premiums would rise for doctel
under Medicare — sharply for wealth
nior citizens — and payments to docte)
hospitals would be cut.
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By Dr. Noel Rather-Salanta
Student Counseling Services
If you are a new student at
Texas A&M, you may be experi
encing a wide range of feelings
and emotions.
You may come here with
dreams and expectations of your
future while carrying the dreams
and expectations of your family
with you as well. You may be feel
ing excitement and anticipation
or stress and apprehension.
Many students have identi
fied the following areas in the
University environment, which
concern them: academic, fi
nances, family and personal. It
may be helpful to identify and
understand the source of your
own feelings of concern. For ex
ample, you may:
• feel overwhelmed by the
size of the University or "lost” in
large classes;
• experience a high level of
competition in classes and have
difficulty in keeping up with
class assignments;
• need to work on a part-time
basis to be able to handle finan
cial pressures;
• have difficulty finding a
support network;
• feel apprehensive about your
ability to obtain good grades;
• feel uncertain about choos
ing a major and experience con
flict with parental or family ex
pectations regarding your chosen
area of study.
Your first year in college is an
exciting time filled with hard
work and study, as well as expo
sure to new, strange and often
conflicting values and ideas. It
may also be a time to move from
the closeness of the family circle
and explore who you are apart
from your family.
College years are a time to be
gin sifting through the infinite
number of career choices. Some
students enter the University
environment knowing exactly
what interests them and the ca
reer they wish to pursue. How
ever, most students need time to
explore what fits them best,
based on their unique intelli
gence, talents and personality.
Some freshmen will enter
A&M life with ease. For most,
there will be some rough mo
ments mixed with the stimulation
of much that is new. It takes time
to absorb and adjust to all the
challenging new expectations,
goals and people. There are many
things you can do to help ease
your adjustment, such as:
• Seek to identify the academ
ic, social and cultural resources
available by taking aw,
tour of the campus.
• Introduce yourself It
situations gradually, and
the urge to rush into son:
and commit to it premata
• Talk with people‘ii
know,” and don’t be afn
ask questions.
• Accept that it is norq
you to feel uncertain duri:
early part of your adjustra
• Seek assistance in ei
ing your coping strategic!
developing new skills tom
fectively handle your new
tion. The Student Couni:
Service in Henderson
students a chance to exploni
learn more about themsek]
•Finally, realize that
change can often be disqui«
it ultimately gives wayto:'^
and fresh beginnings.
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