[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 107 (Friday, August 5, 1994)]
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[Congressional Record: August 5, 1994]
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                   HEALTH CARE: THE AMERICAN MANDATE

  (Mr. DERRICK asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. DERRICK. Mr. Speaker, cynics and wiseacres tell us that health 
care reform is nothing more than an empty political gambit. They say it 
is a sham designed to wow the voters, and hint at freedom-choking 
mandates.
  Reform opponents also imply that no one really believes in the issue. 
It is all politics, they say. A crusade for saps with no grassroots 
support.
  Mr. Speaker, it is these cynics that threaten America. The idea that 
no one cares about reform belies reality. Americans are literally dying 
for it.
  Thousands of business associations, consumer groups, health 
organizations, and citizens' leagues understand the vital importance of 
reform. I intend to make my colleagues aware of the broad and profound 
support for reform, and I will be highlighting those groups that daily 
join the swelling ranks of reform supporters. Health care reform is not 
a sham--it is the mandate of the American majority.

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