[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 117 (Thursday, August 18, 1994)]
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[Congressional Record: August 18, 1994]
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          AMERICA RECOGNIZES HAWAII FOR EXCELLENT HEALTH CARE

  (Mr. ABERCROMBIE asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. ABERCROMBIE. Mr. Speaker, the Speaker always asks for what 
purpose does the gentleman want to be recognized. I see we are 
recognizing Hawaii for something besides being a vacation place. Thank 
you very much. I am very pleased to have one Member of the opposition 
come up and try and say why Hawaii does not have part of the answer for 
health care.
  I ask any of these Members who are so anxious to downgrade the Hawaii 
program, come out to Hawaii and run for office. Come out to Hawaii and 
run against health care. We have had health care for 20 years in 
Hawaii, and I defy any Republican Member to come out there and run 
against health care in Hawaii and see how far you get.
  You cannot take it away because we have the answer out there, 
universal coverage, coverage that cannot be taken away from anyone, 
coverage that is totally portable. We cover our employees out in 
Hawaii.
  We are proud of our health care system out in Hawaii, and if the 
Republicans do not want to have it, then they can have the same 
situation they have out in Hawaii; namely, they are in a minority that 
cannot even be seen because they are against the interests of people. 
Be for health care. come out to Hawaii and you will see how it works.

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