[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 108 (Monday, August 8, 1994)]
[House]
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[Congressional Record: August 8, 1994]
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           NATIONAL SUPPORT FOR THE GEPHARDT HEALTH CARE BILL

  (Mr. DERRICK asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. DERRICK. Mr. Speaker, Congress gets elected to represent its 
various constituencies to the U.S. Government. But I doubt any 
representative suffers the illusion that Congress is America's only 
representative body.
  Thousands of organized associations represent millions of Americans. 
I would like to introduce you to some of the national organizations 
with members in every congressional district who support the Gephardt 
health care bill.
  There are the 5 million members of the Consumer's Union, the 150,000 
members of Families USA, the 5 million members of the National Council 
of Senior Citizens, the 310,000 members of the National Letter 
Carriers, and the 1.3 million members of the American Federation of 
State, County, and Municipal Employees.
  There are the 8 million children in the Children's Defense Fund, the 
1.2 million members of the United Auto Workers, and the 2.2 million 
members of the American Nurses.
  Health care reform. Let us not forget it is a national mandate.

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