[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 117 (Thursday, August 18, 1994)]
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[Congressional Record: August 18, 1994]
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  THE CLINTON-GEPHARDT HEALTH CARE PLAN IS A STEP TOWARD THE CLINTON 
                             WELFARE STATE

  (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, President Clinton has promised to end welfare 
as we know it. I agree with that goal. But the President is going to 
create an even larger welfare state than we now know, because a major 
step toward the Clinton welfare state is the Clinton-Gephardt health 
care plan.
  The payroll taxes alone which are in the Clinton-Gephardt plan will 
kill millions of jobs and reduce wages. Those taxes will place 
Americans in a position where they may need to resort to Government 
assistance. A Government-run health care plan that costs jobs and 
stagnates economic growth will cause more people not only to depend on 
the welfare state for health care but also to support them while they 
are out of work.
  Mr. Speaker, there are alternatives: Rowland-Bilirakis, Cooper-
Grandy, and the new bipartisan proposal on health reform legislation. 
The bipartisan proposal does not contain job-killing taxes, Government-
run alliances, employer mandates, global budgets, and, worst of all, 
the rationing of needed health care services. That is why I support the 
bipartisan proposal.
  Mr. Speaker, let us get smart. Let us use common sense. Let us agree 
on a bipartisan approach to one of the most important issues facing 
many Americans.

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