[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 83 (Monday, June 27, 1994)]
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[Congressional Record: June 27, 1994]
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                THE NUMBERS BEHIND CLINTON'S HEALTH BILL

  (Mr. SMITH of Texas asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. SMITH of Texas. Mr. Speaker, America should see the numbers 
behind President Clinton's health care plan.
  I do not mean the incomprehensible billions of dollars and millions 
of jobs the plan will cost the country.
  I mean the very same numbers that come out of what his health care 
plan actually says.
  Within its 1,342 ponderous pages, the word ``mandatory'' is used 24 
times.
  The word ``prohibit'' is there 51 times; ``restrict,'' 54 times.
  The plan uses the word ``obligation'' 56 times, ``penalty'' 59 times, 
and ``enforce'' 87 times.
  And the President's plan uses ``limit'' an incredible 269 times.
  I ask those listening to consider, if you had a choice--and if this 
plan passes you will not--are those the words you would want to 
describe your health plan? The President would, Republicans would not.

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