[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 40 (Wednesday, April 1, 1998)]
[House]
[Page H1857]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




            DEMOCRATS UNVEIL MANAGED CARE REFORM LEGISLATION

  (Mr. PALLONE asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. PALLONE. Mr. Speaker, today is April Fool's Day; and so it seems 
appropriate that the Republican leadership is having a rally to 
celebrate the achievements of the GOP Congress before Members leave 
Washington for the recess.
  The Republican Congress has simply wasted time in 1998, producing no 
results to improve the lives of the average working American. Important 
issues like managed care reform, Medicare expansion for those 55 to 64, 
a minimum wage increase, school modernization and reduced class size 
have simply been neglected.
  Democrats and President Clinton have prioritized these issues because 
they know they are important to the American people and will improve 
the quality of their lives. Just yesterday, Democrats unveiled their 
managed care reform legislative proposal with President Clinton's 
strong backing. But the Republican leadership, they just want to go 
home. They are incapable of addressing the issues of real concern to 
working Americans.

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