[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 39 (Wednesday, April 13, 1994)]
[House]
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[Congressional Record: April 13, 1994]
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        EVERY AMERICAN SHOULD BE GUARANTEED ADEQUATE HEALTH CARE

  (Ms. ESHOO asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Ms. ESHOO. Mr. Speaker, we all welcome a constructive debate on 
health care reform.
  Yet misinformation about the various health plans, particularly the 
President's, are being generated by opponents of health care reform to 
confuse and even scare the public.
  For example, those who oppose coverage for all Americans tell us that 
the uninsured are either young, or unemployed, or between jobs.
  Yet less than 20 percent of the uninsured are young people. And 28 
percent are in poverty. The rest are average working adults.
  Mr. Speaker, every American should be guaranteed adequate health 
care. Period.
  And if the morality of this issue does not move one, it should be 
viewed as a pocketbook issue--we all pay for the uninsured in one way 
or another, especially in higher insurance premiums.
  Mr. Speaker, health care is a serious issue and deserves serious 
debate. Clouding the issue can only retain the status quo and gridlock.
  I urge my colleagues to take the high road. Ignore the misinformation 
offered by those who want to obstruct the hope of the people, and that 
is coverage for everyone with a guarantee that no one will take it away 
from them.

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