[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 109 (Tuesday, August 9, 1994)]
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[Congressional Record: August 9, 1994]
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THE WHITE HOUSE SHOULD STOP BLAMING THOSE WHO WANT A BIPARTISAN HEALTH 
                               CARE BILL

  (Mr. HORN asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. HORN. Mr. Speaker, as a member of Congress strongly committed to 
health care reform, I find the latest line from the White House quite 
interesting--blame the failure of the big government Clinton bill on 
those who would allegedly preserve the status quo. I think we have been 
given seats to the preview of the postmortem finger-pointing.
  To Clinton plan backers, supporters of the status quo are those who 
do not wholeheartedly embrace the Clinton plan.
  Supporters of the status quo are those who would take the time to 
study a bill that has not even yet been written. Supporters of the 
status quo are those who would dare seek reasonable progress on health 
care reform that would command a large bipartisan consensus in Congress 
and the support of a large majority of the American people.
  It is quite ironic to watch those who have proposed the Clinton-
Gephardt Health care plan--one that has been soundly rejected by the 
average American--try to pin the blame for gridlock on others. 
Remember, it has been President Clinton and the far left who have 
insisted time after time that they would refuse to compromise on 
reform. Maybe it is time to stop blaming and to start working with 
those of us who want health care reform that represents the will of the 
American people and a bipartisan consensus of Congress.

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