Dear Editor:

Can you help me put a name to this?My U.S. Representatives, Paul E. Kanjorski, recently sent out a bulk mailing of a form letter expressing his "concern" for senior citizens who will not get a cost of living adjustment to their Social Security benefits.He wrote also that he has co-sponsored a bill to correct this.He "hopes" that the House "will consider this bill in the near future." [Comforting.]On the other hand, he is prepared to vote for a so-called "health care" bill that would cut $500 billion from Medicare and, more importantly, adversely impact senior citizens' health care in several ways for the rest of their lives.Senior citizens can find a way to deal with the loss of COLA adjustment, but can someone tell me how they would deal with a health care system for which much of the cost will be recovered by taking care away from seniors.And worse, sets up a government bureau which will tell his or her physician what care is to be denied on the basis of advancing age?I asked Rep. Kanjorski to explain this, but he has not yet answered me.A.C. SantoreNesquehoning