[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 107 (Friday, August 5, 1994)]
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[Congressional Record: August 5, 1994]
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                  TIME NEEDED TO STUDY THE HEALTH BILL

  (Mr. EWING asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. EWING. Mr. Speaker, it is becoming more and more clear as I speak 
to my constituents that the American people do not just want Congress 
to pass any health care plan they can. They want us to take our time 
and get it right. Because whatever we pass, we know one thing for sure. 
It will affect every single American.
  I am worried about what happens after the House and Senate have 
passed their bills. As usually happens, the leaders who control both 
bodies will meet secretly behind closed doors to write one health care 
bill. We will have no idea who they are talking to or what deals will 
be made. Then they may try to ram their plan through in the early 
morning hours after a marathon session, without giving the Members of 
Congress or the American people enough time to study the details.
  Mr. Speaker, I hope you will make a pledge today that all meetings of 
the conference committee will be open to the public and that the 
American people will be given adequate time to study and debate the 
details of the final health bill before the last votes are taken.
  The American people deserve no less.

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