[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 53 (Thursday, May 5, 1994)]
[House]
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[Congressional Record: May 5, 1994]
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 REPUBLICANS SHARE ADMINISTRATION'S CONCERNS ABOUT HEALTH CARE REFORM.

  (Mr. LINDER asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. LINDER. Mr. Speaker, yesterday, Mrs. Clinton spoke emotionally 
about the need for health care reform. After hearing heartwrenching 
stories from families who had spoken about high costs and cancelled 
insurance, she asked, ``How could it be that everyone doesn't share 
your concerns?'' Well, Mrs. Clinton, everyone does share their 
concerns. And if the President would support the Michel plan or a 
bipartisan health care reform plan like Rowland-Bilirakis, we might be 
able to help these people.
  Instead, the White House continues to demand that health care reform 
include employer mandates that would cost America hundreds of thousands 
of jobs. Where is the First Lady's concern for those people who will be 
thrown out of work if the President's plan passes? Job loss has been 
estimated at over 1 million jobs under the Clinton plan. In my State of 
Georgia, job loss has been estimated at over 28,000 working Americans.
  Mrs. Clinton, we care about the people you heard from yesterday and 
we care about the American worker. Most importantly, we care about 
crafting a health care reform bill that will provide quality medical 
care to our citizens without costing so many American jobs.
  Mrs. Clinton, you can do better and you must.

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