Cliff Stearns: “I wish to follow up on Speaker Gingrich's comment on health care. It is very simple to see what is going on here.…”

“I wish to follow up on Speaker Gingrich's comment on health care. It is very simple to see what is going on here. Liberals lost the battle over nationalizing health care. Now they want to scuttle any health care plan that does not make the Government bigger. It is a shame. It is a shame because millions of American families would benefit from the health care reform bill being held up by the liberals in the Senate. Millions of people would be able to establish medical savings accounts. Many others would be forced to remain in job lock because they have a prior condition. Madam Speaker, the health care reform bill now before Congress has bipartisan support. In fact, last week, 25 Democrats sent a letter to President Clinton urging him to support these commonsense reforms that the American people have been demanding for years. They do not want more government. They want portable, available, and affordable health care. Madam Speaker, let us pass the health care bipartisan reform bill now.”