[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 12 (Wednesday, February 9, 1994)]
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[Congressional Record: February 9, 1994]
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                   CRISIS POLICY: JUMP INTO AN ABYSS

  (Mr. GOSS asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. GOSS. Mr. Speaker, the bad news comments on the Clinton health 
plan just keep rolling in--even from friendly Democrats. Last week a 
prominent Democrat member of the New York delegation equated adopting 
the Clinton health plan to ``jumping into an abyss of the unknown.''
  He realized most Americans are generally satisfied with their health 
care--they are just afraid they might lose it. And they're right.
  Under the Clinton plan, Americans could be directed to give up 
existing coverage and rely on a Government-run system that's been 
dubbed a ``house of cards'' by another well-known New Yorker, Mario 
Cuomo. The CBO Director has said to get Clinton health care reform we 
must get out our wallets. It will cost another $130 billion. ``Edge up 
to the precipice, close our eyes, cross our fingers and jump.'' I 
disagree. There are much better choices out there than jumping. The 
acknowledged problems in our insurance system can be remedied by 
several other solid proposals we have before us. Let us not mislead 
America into the abyss of the Clinton plan. Why jump like lemmings when 
we can soar like eagles?

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