[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 97 (Friday, July 22, 1994)]
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[Congressional Record: July 22, 1994]
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                      UNIVERSAL COVERAGE REDEFINED

  (Ms. DUNN asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. DUNN. Mr. Speaker, is the President retreating from his own 
health care plan?
  Earlier this week President Clinton seemed to retreat from his threat 
to veto any health care plan that did not include universal coverage. 
However, as we have learned, Mr. Speaker, with President Clinton things 
are not always what they seem to be.
  It appears the President is now redefining how he looks at universal 
coverage, saying ``You cannot physically get to 100 percent.''
  Hopefully the President will also redefine the rest of the bill, 
especially his employer mandates. After all, it is the employer 
mandates that will kill jobs, that will close many small businesses and 
that will hurt the economy of our country. Let us hope he also 
redefines his global budgets. They will promote rationing and lower 
quality of health care coverage.
  While we are at it, Mr. Speaker, let us hope he redefines the place 
of government in health care reform. His original plan would give the 
Government control of the Nation's health care system. This is an 
option few Americans can support.
  The President has taken the first steps away from his own bill. Let 
us hope he continues to walk away from his own bad ideas.

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