[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 79 (Tuesday, June 21, 1994)]
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[Congressional Record: June 21, 1994]
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     MASSIVE JOB LOSS PREDICTED WITH CLINTON-LIKE HEALTH CARE PLAN

  (Mr. BOEHNER asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. BOEHNER. Mr. Speaker, the liberals here in Congress want to 
impose Government-run health care, plans like the Clinton bill, and the 
vehicle to implement it is what is called an employer mandate. They 
say, ``We don't want to raise taxes on the American people, so let's 
see, how about you pay for it?'' They are pointing to the employers in 
America.
  The only problem is that employers are just entities. It is the 
people who are going to pay these taxes. The estimates are that from 1 
to 3 million Americans will lose their jobs if a Clinton-like plan is 
enacted. Beyond that, if a worker does not lose his job, he is likely 
to see lower wage increases and maybe cuts in benefits.
  Employer mandates are nothing more than taxes on employment. For 
those few businesses in America that can raise their prices to cover 
those increases, the result becomes higher prices on America's 
consumers.
  The American people are not going to be fooled. They know the Clinton 
plan means we are going to pay more and get less.
  Mr. Speaker, let us not tax employers. Let us not tax employment in 
America. Let us have real health care reform that fixes the problems in 
the current system without creating a huge Government-run health care 
system.

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