JOHN LINDER: “on the issue of health care reform, it is clear that we are going to do something this year. It is clear this House is…”

“on the issue of health care reform, it is clear that we are going to do something this year. It is clear this House is going to act to make health care more affordable and more available. But there are more than just two plans. The Cooper and Clinton plans are very, very similar, both requiring a massive turnover to the Government of portions of our health care delivery. Fortunately, the gentleman from Tennessee [Mr. Cooper] is at least candid about what his plan will do. He has even said that it will end the private practice, fee-for-service health care system. In December, Mrs. Clinton said there are no limits to what you can pay our private practitioner in the fee-for-service, and that simply is not true. On page 236 of the Clinton bill, it says not only are there limits to what you can pay them, it says you cannot pay them. They will be paid by the Government monopoly. They will be paid what the Government monopoly chooses to pay them. Mr. Speaker, it is time to be candid about what we are doing to the American people on health care.”