[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 117 (Thursday, August 18, 1994)]
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[Congressional Record: August 18, 1994]
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                 HEALTH CARE PLAN: BIGGER IS NOT BETTER

  (Mr. LINDER asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. LINDER. Mr. Speaker, in this health care debate, we have gone 
from the Clinton plan to the Clinton-Mitchell plan and now to Clinton-
Gephardt. The plans have gotten bigger, but not better. In fact, it is 
hard to imagine these Government-controlled health reform ideas 
becoming any worse for America's small businesses and their employees.
  An independent study for the National Federation of Independent 
Businesses shows that Clinton-Gephardt will cost more than 1.3 million 
jobs and cause pay cuts for 11 million more workers.
  My State of Georgia would lose more than 33,000 jobs. Almost 300,000 
people in my State will face wage cuts if the Democrats are able to ram 
the ill-conceived Clinton-Gephardt bill through Congress and down the 
throats of the American people.
  We all agree that Americans should not have to lose health care 
coverage when they lose their jobs. But that does not mean the 
Government should force employers to issue 1.3 million pink slips to 
test the theory.

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