[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 43 (Tuesday, April 19, 1994)]
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[Congressional Record: April 19, 1994]
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             JOBS AND LIVELIHOODS SHIFTED OUT OF EXISTENCE

  (Mr. HOKE asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. HOKE. Mr. Speaker, yesterday in a speech in Milwaukee the 
President said that his health care plan will ``cause a shift of 
jobs.'' Just exactly what does a shift of jobs mean? It means if a 
person is a small business owner, their job will be shifted right out 
of existence. It means if they work for a firm that cannot afford to 
provide health insurance yet, that job will be shifted to oblivion. It 
means if a person is currently unemployed and wants to find a job, 
their chances of finding one will be shifted to slim.
  Mr. Speaker, the Democratic majority has acknowledged that the 
Clinton health care plan will further hurt small businesses and retard 
economic growth. I encourage them to join with Republicans to find ways 
to enact responsible health care reform without giving American people 
the shift.

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