[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 107 (Friday, August 5, 1994)]
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    GIVING SMALL BUSINESS THE OPPORTUNITY TO OFFER HEALTH INSURANCE

  (Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas. Mr. Speaker, I happen to be one 
of those small businesses that cannot afford at this time to offer 
health care coverage. With the plan that we have coming before us, Mr. 
Speaker, for the first time I will be able to offer health insurance to 
the persons that work for my company. Right now I am limited to those 
who have retired from other jobs or those who can get coverage through 
their parents or spouses. It does decrease choices. It does cause the 
feeling that one cannot afford to hire certain people because we cannot 
afford to offer the plan. With this plan people will have an 
opportunity to make a choice between plans and never lose their health 
care coverage whether they continue to work for my company or not.
  Mr. Speaker, it is time for us to be able to do that. Small 
businesses need the opportunity to offer insurance without going out of 
business. The opportunity is now. We can do it now.

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