[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 29 (Wednesday, March 16, 1994)]
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[Congressional Record: March 16, 1994]
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          HIAA SPENDS $14 MILLION TO KILL CLINTON HEALTH PLAN

  (Mr. WISE asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. WISE. Mr. Speaker, I believe this chart shows a lot; you see that 
the Health Insurance Association of America has spent now at least $14 
million in TV ads to kill the Clinton health plan, to kill guaranteed 
private insurance for all Americans. This injection is hurting.
  But here is the ad that they do not run:
  Harry and Louise sitting there talking, saying, ``Gosh, Harry, why do 
you think they are spending $14 million to convince the American 
people, to tell them not to support the Clinton health plan?
  ``Gosh, Louise, I don't know. For instance, did you know that we may 
well be in one of the ranks of the uninsured, that there are 50 
million-some people a year who lose health insurance?
  ``Gosh, Harry, what about preexisting illness? You know, the doctor 
said you might have a problem, and if you shift jobs, you could be one 
of the 80-million plus that will not be able to get insurance when you 
do that.
  ``That sounds pretty bad to me, Louise. But, Louise, what about our 
policy? Have you checked to see if there is a lifetime cap? Seventy-
five percent of insurance policies by this Association do have lifetime 
caps. How about the bureaucracy argument? Have you ever tried to argue 
with a rock?''
  The fact of the matter is insurance bureaucracy is as bad as 
anything, and so is this injection.

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