[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 71 (Thursday, June 9, 1994)]
[House]
[Page H]
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[Congressional Record: June 9, 1994]
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                            THE CLINT-STONES

  (Mr. BALLENGER asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. BALLENGER. Mr. Speaker, Memorial Day has passed and summer has 
begun. This is the season for big budget extravaganzas.
  America's attention has already been captured by one that brings back 
the colorful characters of an imaginary prehistory and cost a fortune 
to make.
  No, I am not talking about the Flintstones movie. I am talking about 
the Clint-stones' health care plan. You can be excused for confusing 
the two.
  The Clint-stones' health care plan uses lots of elements from the 
movie. It uses clever stone-age contraptions to duplicate modern life--
like employer mandates, price controls, and rationing.
  The Clint-stones' health care plan, like the Flintstones movie, also 
applies prehistoric ideas to new problems--like bigger Government and 
Dino-size spending.
  For entertainment you cannot beat the Clint-stones' health care plan 
with its stone-age technology and prehistoric ideology. But for 
solutions you cannot beat the Republicans' health care plan with its 
emphasis on choice, quality, and access.

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