[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 90 (Tuesday, June 18, 1996)]
[House]
[Pages H6432-H6433]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




OBSTRUCTIONIST LIBERALS HOLDING UP THE HEALTH COVERAGE AVAILABILITY AND 
                           AFFORDABILITY ACT

  (Mr. LEWIS of Kentucky asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. LEWIS of Kentucky. Mr. Speaker, last week, the House and Senate 
reached an agreement on a package of commonsense health care reforms. 
The

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Health Coverage Availability and Affordability Act of 1996 ensures 
portability, it fights waste, fraud, and abuse, it cuts redtape and 
creates a medical savings account program to help the self-employed and 
employees of smaller businesses.
  Mr. Speaker, this is a win-win situation for the American people. We 
emphasize people over bureaucracy, choice over centralization.
  But, unfortunately, a small group of liberals in the other body have 
held up this commonsense legislation for 57 days. These liberals are 
holding out for the centralized Clinton Care that was rejected by 
Congress and the American people 2 years ago.
  Mr. Speaker, we should break this logjam. Obstructionist liberals 
should end their campaign to take over the Nation's health care system.

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