[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 82 (Friday, June 24, 1994)]
[House]
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[Congressional Record: June 24, 1994]
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                           EMPLOYER MANDATES

  (Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas. Mr. Speaker, the President's own 
competitiveness council reported to Congress last week that with regard 
to healthcare reform ``Ultimately it is the worker who pays for most of 
the healthcare system, through lower wages and lower quality 
healthcare.
  All Americans should be concerned about bearing the burden of 
healthcare reform. If Congress imposes employer mandates, quality of 
care will decrease, wages will be lower, and there will be less jobs 
due to layoffs to pay for the mandates.
  Small business owners from all over the country have said employer 
mandates mean weaker businesses and fewer jobs. We have a choice--we 
can ruin the American economy so that people can pay more for less--or 
we can pass responsible reforms that preserve our superb health care 
system and keep America's small businesses strong.

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