[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 12 (Wednesday, February 9, 1994)]
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[Congressional Record: February 9, 1994]
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 HEALTH CARE DELIVERY VEHICLE NEEDS GOOD TUNEUP--NOT MR. CLINTON'S PLAN

  (Mr. CALVERT asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. CALVERT. Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues, ``have you ever taken 
your car in for a simple repair and come out with a bill for hundreds--
or thousands--of dollars and your car runs worse than before?''
  Well, I am afraid that is what will happen when Bill's health care 
repair clinic gets through with us.
  Yes, our health care delivery vehicle is in need of a good tune-up to 
make it more efficient.
  But, by the time Bill Clinton and his policy wonks get through with 
their overhaul, I am afraid our health care system will not resemble 
the Cadillac that we started with.
  I fear that we will get back something which has all of the 
efficiency of a Winnebago and the quality of Yugo.
  And I fear that Bill's bill will come to billions and billions of 
dollars that we do not have.
  Mr. Speaker, I think Congress needs to read the fine print before we 
give our health care vehicle to Mr. Clinton's crew.

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