[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 35 (Thursday, March 24, 1994)]
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[Congressional Record: March 24, 1994]
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                           SOUNDS OF SILENCE

  (Mr. MICHEL asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. MICHEL. Mr. Speaker, in politics there are times when nothing is 
louder than the sound of silence, and that sound was heard yesterday in 
the Subcommittee on Health of the Committee on Ways and Means when not 
one Democrat voted for President Clinton's health care plan.
  Not one.
  That sound of silence has been matched by another more ominous lack 
of response on health care reform, this time from President Clinton 
himself. When Republicans present our workable health care proposals 
the response of the White House is silence followed by more silence.
  So much for the treasured bipartisanship the President so forcefully 
demanded the other day in his by now legendary no, no, no, no, speech.
  I urge the President to use his news conference tonight to stop 
saying this silent no, no, no, no, no, no to Republicans and to 
millions of Americans who support our approaches.
  If the White House truly wants to pass a workable health care reform 
bill, it is going to have to break its vow of silence and learn to say 
``yes.''

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