[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 44 (Wednesday, April 20, 1994)]
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[Congressional Record: April 20, 1994]
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                A HEALTH CARE PIZZA PIE WITH NO BALOGNA

  (Mr. WISE asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. WISE. Mr. Speaker, health care and pizza came together last week 
when the chairman of Godfather's Pizza claimed the Clinton health care 
package would increase health care costs to him four times. Let us look 
at a piece of his pizza.
  First of all, out of a $28 million payroll, an estimated sales of 
$250 million, a $10 pizza at Godfather's, the cost impact might be as 
high as 10\1/2\ cents, about 1 percent.
  Now let us look at the extra toppings for Godfather's: a 7.9 percent 
premium percentage of payroll, a great deal; workers compensation costs 
that are handled as an offset; the stopping of shifting of premiums 
that we all pay on our private insurance, reducing the tax bite all of 
us pay because of uninsured Godfather employees; and finally, insuring 
all of Godfather's employees, or most of them, at least.
  So look again, Godfather's, and I challenge you to help us deliver 
this health care pizza quickly, on time, delivered to all, and 
delivered with no balogna as a topping.

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