[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 79 (Tuesday, June 21, 1994)]
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[Congressional Record: June 21, 1994]
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             WE'RE FROM THE GOVERNMENT--WE'RE HERE TO HELP

  (Mr. GOSS asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. GOSS. Mr. Speaker, this weekend at town meetings in southwest 
Florida I met with constituents about the ongoing health debate. Their 
message was clear--they don't want less jobs, more taxes or bad 
medicine--they don't want ``reform'' if it means more bureaucracy and 
more Government control over their personal health choices. They spoke 
of the need to correct fraud and waste they encounter everyday in 
Government-run health care programs we now have and they resented--very 
much--the idea of having their ability to choose their own doctor 
restricted by Government fiat. They also see past the glib words and 
rosy promises of the White House sales staff trying to sell the Clinton 
plan--they know that plan would gut Medicare funding and lead to 
rationing. They also know the promised new drug and long-term-care 
benefits are quickly disappearing as Congress realizes it cannot afford 
to deliver on the President's promises. In sum, they don't buy the 
line--``trust me--I'm from the Government and I'm here to help.''

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