[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 91 (Wednesday, June 19, 1996)]
[House]
[Page H6518]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        REAL HEALTH CARE REFORM

  (Mr. WELLER asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. WELLER. Mr. Speaker, it is interesting that we on the Republican 
side are committed to making health care more affordable. There is 40 
million Americans in this country without health care insurance today. 
Why? If you listen to them and ask them why, they tell you it is 
because they cannot afford it.
  Now, those on the other side said, well, let us have the Government 
take over and run our health care system. Let the bureaucrats do it, 
they can do a better job. Well, the people spoke loud and clear 2 years 
ago and said they do not want the Government running health care. They 
want more choice, more freedom, more affordable health care.
  Well, we have an agreement between the House and Senate to make 
health care more affordable, making it easier for small businesses to 
ban together, pool their employees, get better, more affordable rates. 
Medical savings accounts provide choice, allowing consumers to be 
rewarded for making better choices, being able to work with their own 
physician and save money, which is the bottom line.
  Mr. Speaker, we want to bring about real health care reform. We need 
bipartisan support. We need those who want government-run health care 
to just say okay, let us let a proposal to make health care reform 
affordable pass.

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