[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 95 (Wednesday, July 20, 1994)]
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[Congressional Record: July 20, 1994]
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                           ROCK THE PRESIDENT

  (Mr. DREIER asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. DREIER. Mr. Speaker, the President yesterday urged young people 
to get involved in the health care debate. Called Rock the System, it's 
based on the Rock the Vote get-out-the-vote drive and is promoted by 
MTV.
  But when young folks take a look at Bill Clinton's health care plan, 
they will want to Rock the President.
  That's because the President's plan hits the young the hardest.
  By mandating a community rating system, it makes younger people pay 
more for less, while making the older pay less for more.
  The President's plan has many other flaws, as well. The employer 
mandates will make it even more difficult for younger Americans to get 
a job. The global budgets will promote rationing. And the price 
controls will make future innovations in health care delivery more 
difficult.
  I am glad MTV is getting involved in the health care debate. 
Hopefully, by seeing what the President's plan will do for them, 
younger Americans will support with Republican efforts to implement 
real health care reform.

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