[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 111 (Thursday, August 11, 1994)]
[House]
[Page H]
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[Congressional Record: August 11, 1994]
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                       LESS CHOICE IN HEALTH CARE

  (Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas. Mr. Speaker, I would say that AARP had 
better look at these bills.
  Mr. Speaker, the Clinton-Gephardt and Clinton-Mitchell health plans 
claim to guarantee choice in health care. But, do they really know what 
choice means.
  Contrary to the Democrat leadership's belief, a standard benefit 
package does not constitute choice. Choosing from a list of specified 
doctors does not constitute choice.
  Maybe I should explain to Clinton, Gephardt, and Mitchell what a 
standard benefit package is. This means that the Government tells you 
which doctor you can see, when you can see that doctor, and what 
services you can receive. Clinton-Mitchell even goes so far as to make 
existing health plans illegal.
  These bills take away our American freedoms to make health care 
decisions based upon our needs, and no one is falling for this scheme 
of total Government control. Americans know the difference between myth 
and reality.

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