[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 104 (Tuesday, August 2, 1994)]
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[Congressional Record: August 2, 1994]
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                       TIME TO ACT ON HEALTH CARE

  (Mr. WISE asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks and include extraneous 
material.)
  Mr. WISE. Mr. Speaker, some people call out for delay, more delay in 
health care. Let us wait a week, let us wait a month, let us wait a 
year, or 3 years. Let us look at the health care debate and how it has 
moved along.
  1972, Richard Nixon, yes, that great liberal socialist, proposed, you 
have got it, an employer mandate, that employers would share the 
responsibility, much in the same vein as has been proposed in this 
legislation. The 1970's, President Carter came forward with a 
comprehensive health care reform bill. 1980's, President Ronald Reagan 
came forward with a comprehensive health care reform bill. President 
George Bush proposed insurance reforms in the late 1980's and early 
1990's. It was nice. Everyone agreed on the insurance reforms. 
Unfortunately, it did not cover everyone and did nothing to control 
costs.
  Meanwhile, all during this debate, health care costs have risen 
several times the rate of inflation, with less people paying more money 
for less health care. We have waited long enough. It is time to act.

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