[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 111 (Thursday, August 11, 1994)]
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[Congressional Record: August 11, 1994]
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                       THE PARTY THAT CRIED WOLF

  (Ms. McKINNEY asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. McKINNEY. Mr. Speaker, recently we celebrated the 1-year 
anniversary of the passing of President Clinton's deficit reduction 
plan.
  At the time the distinguished minority whip said ``it will kill 1.4 
million jobs. Tragically, it will not control spending or reduce the 
deficit.'' A year later, 3 million new jobs and a lower deficit than 
expected, we can only assume that the Members from the other side 
miscalculated.
  Now these same naysayers are saying that health care reform will 
somehow challenge the basic foundations of America. They cry socialism, 
the end of the best health care system in the world, it will kill jobs.
  Once again the obstructionists are crying wolf. Many Americans are 
afraid that health care reform means that they will lose their benefits 
or have to pay more for less benefits. What the American people will 
find is that they cannot afford to listen to the party that cries wolf. 
Let's take a bite out of the do-nothing gang and support universal 
coverage today.

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