Bill Clinton: “West Virginia November 11, 1993 Thank you very much. I want to say a special word of thanks to Tom Weaver and to all the…”

“West Virginia November 11, 1993 Thank you very much. I want to say a special word of thanks to Tom Weaver and to all the people on the staff here at this wonderful, wonderful health facility for making me feel so welcome today and for taking me around at least one of the floors and giving me a feel for the kind of care that's provided. I really thank them. I'd also like to thank Senator Rockefeller for flying down here with me today on the helicopter--I hope the helicopter didn't bother you too much when it landed--and my good friend Congressman Wise and Governor Caperton. All three of them in different ways have worked hard to try to provide quality health care for the veterans of our country and for all Americans. And as I'm sure all of you know, that's a big struggle that we're involved in now in Washington, and it's nice to have three allies from West Virginia. I told Jay Rockefeller today that we wouldn't be up there fighting for national health care if it hadn't been for him fighting for it a long time before someone could run and win a Presidential race on that issue, and I thank Jay for that. I also want to encourage you, Governor Caperton; this health care is a complicated issue. You just have to keep fighting. It's like pushing a rock up a hill, but eventually we get to the top, don't we? I want to also say to all of you here in West Virginia, I'm especially glad to be here on Veterans Day.…”