[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 99 (Tuesday, July 26, 1994)]
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[Congressional Record: July 26, 1994]
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                       NOTHING NEW UNDER THE SUN

  (Mr. BARTLETT of Maryland asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. BARTLETT of Maryland. Mr. Speaker, the Clinton health care reform 
bus caravan is underway, and under the heading of nothing new under the 
Sun, they are attacking Congress in an effort to gain support. Hillary 
led off a rally last weekend stating that all Americans deserved health 
care as good as that received by Congressmen.
  Again, under the heading of nothing new under the Sun, Hillary and 
the Clinton administration are wrong in implying that we receive 
special health care as Members of Congress. But it is perceived that we 
do. Like other Members, I have the same health insurance I did before I 
was elected, but mail I receive from my constituents shows that there 
is a misperception that we receive special treatment.
  My reform bill, H.R. 4444, remedies this. Under my bill, Congress 
comes under any health care reform immediately, no waiting period, no 
impression of special treatment.
  Support total congressional reform that will raise Congress in the 
eyes of the voters, support H.R. 4444.

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