[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 116 (Wednesday, August 17, 1994)]
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[Congressional Record: August 17, 1994]
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                    NO CHOICE SHOULD HAVE NO CHANCE

  (Mr. SMITH of Texas asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. SMITH of Texas. Mr. Speaker, the Clinton no-choice health care 
plan would be the no-chance health care plan if the White House and 
Congress just listened to the American people.
  The problem is the Democrats are not listening, they are preaching--
telling America that big government, Big Brother knows what is best.
  Well, America is not buying the plan, which is why its public 
approval rating continues to sink southward.
  With this lack of support, it is no wonder that the President wants 
to give America a lack of choice in choosing his plan.
  In the marketplace of medical care, President Clinton wants to 
establish a monopoly.
  Imagine going to the grocery store, the car lot, or airport, and just 
finding one brand, one make of car, or just one airline.
  That is what you will find when you go to the hospital, the doctor, 
or the pharmacy if President Clinton gets his way.
  Americans, remember, if you choose the Clinton health plan it may be 
the last choice in health care you will ever make.

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