[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 42 (Monday, April 18, 1994)]
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[Congressional Record: April 18, 1994]
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                            THE COOPER PLAN

  (Mr. ALLARD asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. ALLARD. Mr. Speaker, according to the CBO, the Cooper version of 
health reform will cost the taxpayers $125 billion more than Mr. Cooper 
first anticipated.
  As the American people pay their taxes tomorrow, I urge them to think 
about the implications of even more taxes.
  Clearly, the Cooper solution is the wrong answer to the health care 
reform question.
  If the Cooper plan is bad and the Clinton plan is worse, what is the 
best way to cure our health care crisis?
  House Republicans have an approach to health care that will not cause 
the taxpayers heartburn, that will not inflate our deficit, that will 
not limit doctor choice, and that will not hurt our health care 
quality.
  This plan will allow folks to take their health care plans with them 
if they change jobs, increase access to all who want quality health 
care insurance, and eliminate preexisting conditions.
  Mr. Speaker, the Cooper and Clinton plans are dead on arrival. 
Support the best approach to health care reform. Support the Michel 
plan.

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