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John Doolittle: It reminds me of that 1986 Tax Reform and Simplification Act, which was a very large bill similar to this. And you do…

On the recordFebruary 9, 1994
It reminds me of that 1986 Tax Reform and Simplification Act, which was a very large bill similar to this. And you do not hear any body talking about how simple the Tax Code is today. I just have the feeling that the exact same thing is going to happen with this socialized medicine plan. It is not going to be all that simple at all, and it will result in many changes. Let me ask you this, a lot of people think they like socialized medicine. They point to Canada and Great Britain and Germany, maybe Sweden. What is the experience on that?
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John Doolittle
Republican · California

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Speaker Doolittle discusses concerns about the complexity of a proposed socialized medicine plan.

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