[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 109 (Tuesday, August 9, 1994)]
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[Congressional Record: August 9, 1994]
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                     DON'T RUSH A HEALTH CARE BILL

  (Mr. EHLERS asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. EHLERS. Mr. Speaker, this morning I browsed through some of the 
letters I have received over the past 2 or 3 weeks from my constituents 
about health care. I find there is a great diversity of opinion. Some 
are in favor of the Government operating a health care system. Others 
are opposed to it. Many address specific points that they either like 
or dislike about the proposals. But on one thing, they are almost 
unanimous, and, that is, ``Don't rush.'' Many say wait till September. 
Some say get politics out of it. Wait till after the election. Others 
say study it carefully and do it next year. But they all say, ``Don't 
rush. Take your time and do it right.''
  And what is our situation today? We are being presented with a bill 
which we have not even received which we are expected to read, to study 
and to understand and vote on in just 5 days. That is absurd and 
contrary to what my constituents want. Let us not rush. Let us take our 
time and let our constituents read the bill and speak to us about what 
we should do about the bill and its specifics.

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