[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 53 (Thursday, May 5, 1994)]
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               HEALTH CARE REFORM AND ITS IMPACT ON JOBS

  (Mr. GALLO asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. GALLO. Mr. Speaker, I appreciate this time to address the 
economic implications of health care reform. Whether we mandate 
employers to pay for coverage, control prices of prescription drugs, 
slash Medicare, or increase taxes to reform health care, each of these 
measures will impact jobs.
  I am concerned about the future of a health care industry that 
employs nearly 9 million Americans.
  Before we vote on a health care reform plan, we should have in hand 
an official congressional job impact statement. Congress should have a 
clear indication of how any measure will impact people's jobs.
  With my colleague from Kansas, Jan Meyers, I have introduced a bill 
that would require that be done--H.R. 3882, the Health Care Reform Jobs 
Preservation Act. I urge you to cosponsor this bill. The American 
people deserve to know whose jobs might be lost as a result reforming 
the health care system.
  Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

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