[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 105 (Wednesday, August 3, 1994)]
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[Congressional Record: August 3, 1994]
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          GEPHARDT BILL WOULD DELIVER REAL HEALTH CARE REFORM

  (Ms. DeLAURO asked and was given permission to revise and extend her 
remarks.)
  Ms. DeLAURO. Mr. Speaker, for the past 10 months, Members of this 
body have come to this podium each morning to stress the need for 
health care reform. Now, finally, we have the opportunity to address 
that need. Let us not fail the very people we set out to help.
  Let us not fail the millions of people who have shared their 
heartbreaking stories with us--working families who worry that one 
accident or one illness will drive them to financial ruin, small 
businesses struggling to keep pace with skyrocketing health care costs, 
and senior citizens forced to choose between prescription drugs and 
their next meals.
  The Gephardt bill is the only alternative that meets the health care 
needs of all these people, because it is the only bill that starts with 
universal coverage. Simply put, that means private insurance for every 
American.
  The time has come for Congress to stand up and deliver. Stand up for 
the American people and deliver health care reform that meets the needs 
of every American.

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