[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 84 (Tuesday, June 28, 1994)]
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                  HEALTH REFORM CONSENSUS ACT OF 1994

  (Mr. ROWLAND asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. ROWLAND. Mr. Speaker, there is much disagreement about what needs 
to be done about the reform of our health care delivery system. 
However, there is much about which there is agreement.
  Doesn't it seem logical to use as a starting point for our discussion 
the areas where there is agreement, and then make decisions about what 
we can achieve beyond that starting point.
  That is exactly what H.R. 3955 does, it bring together from those 
plans out there, Republican and Democrat, the areas of agreement, in a 
bipartisan manner.
  An issue that is so important, that involves about one-seventh of our 
gross domestic product, should be dealt with in a bipartisan manner.
  We also try to reach more people, who now do not have access to care, 
through an expanded network of community health centers, that provide 
care in an efficient, cost effective basis.
  Mike Bilirakis and I invite Members from both sides of the aisle to 
look at our proposal.

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