Randall Cunningham: “the majority leader just spoke and said that small business wants health care and that it does not have to be expensive.…”

“the majority leader just spoke and said that small business wants health care and that it does not have to be expensive. He is exactly right on that issue. But, Mr. Speaker, the Clinton health plan in the Committee on Ways and Means received zero votes from any Republican or Democrat. And why? First of all, Republicans and Democrats realize that we do not need giant health care alliances that give the Democratic Party power over our lives and increases the size of the Federal Government. Second, we know that 80 percent of the American public likes their health care plans, but they also realize that the key words are that there needs to be some changes, but not doing away with the system itself. We do not need alliances that control our lives, we do not need employer mandates, and those small business people who came to see me after seeing the President still have a lot of concerns about jobs being lost, with higher taxes, alliances and mandates. And, by the way, Mr. Speaker, let me point out that there are no assault weapons in this assault weapons ban. They are not assault weapons. They have never been used by any military except for the M-1 gran. You can take a stock for my shotgun and put a corner on it, and it will become an assault weapon.”