[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 85 (Wednesday, June 29, 1994)]
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                EQUAL HEALTH CARE COVERAGE FOR AMERICANS

  (Mr. LINDER asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. LINDER. Mr. Speaker, for the last couple of weeks the President 
and Mrs. Clinton have repeatedly said that they just want to give the 
same health coverage to the American people that Members of Congress 
have.
  Now, setting aside the fact that the Clintons have the same coverage 
as Members of Congress, it is worth noting that there is presently a 
bill before each House that would do precisely what the Clintons say 
they seek to do.
  The Nickles-Stearns bill would expand the Federal employee plan for 
those who are not insured. It also has a funding mechanism for the 
working poor.
  Why has no Democrat signed onto this proposal? Why has Mrs. Clinton 
not applauded it?
  Could it be that the Nickles-Stearns bill empowers individuals rather 
than enlarging the bureaucracy, or are they simply being disingenuous 
and misleading Americans again, something that they have elevated to an 
art form?

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