[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 34 (Wednesday, March 23, 1994)]
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[Congressional Record: March 23, 1994]
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               WE NEED A BIPARTISAN EFFORT ON HEALTH CARE

  (Mr. THOMAS of Wyoming asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute.)
  Mr. THOMAS of Wyoming. Mr. Speaker, the stampede is growing. The 
gentleman from Michigan [Mr. Dingell], chairman of the Committee on 
Energy and Commerce, is the latest of the big time Democrats to run 
away from the Clinton health care reform plan. He has introduced his 
own plan which, according to the Congressional Daily, will do away with 
mandatory alliances and ease the impact on small businesses.
  A step away from the Clinton package is a step in the right 
direction, Mr. Speaker, but it is only a step. We need a bipartisan 
effort on health care. We should work together to increase access for 
every American without including a job-killing payroll tax or quality-
killing global budget.
  The President has tried to market his package by saying he is the 
only alternative, that ``It's mine or nothing,'' and his supporters 
have continued that litany. That could not be further from the truth. 
The Republican approach to health care will achieve reform for all 
Americans, the reform that Americans want without government intrusion 
that most Americans despise.
  I urge my colleagues to come together to work toward solutions and 
turn away from embracing the Clinton plan. Mr. Speaker, the stampede is 
growing.

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