Dick Chrysler: “last week, the Marketing Research Institute released a poll of 1,000 workers across the Nation on their opinions on…”

“last week, the Marketing Research Institute released a poll of 1,000 workers across the Nation on their opinions on health care issues. This poll found that 87 percent of the respondents wanted Congress to enact medical savings accounts. But now, all of a sudden, MSA's have become a partisan issue with liberal Democrats. They have effectively shut down health care reform over this and other issues where there is widespread bipartisan support. At the State level, MSA's have been passed by legislatures and signed by Governors of both parties. In every State where MSA's have been passed, they passed with overwhelming bipartisan majorities. In five States, MSA's were passed by both Chambers unanimously. We have pilot programs. Mr. Speaker, it is a shame the liberal Democrats here in Washington have resorted to obstructionism. They have no new ideas, they have no positive agenda, and all they can do is stand in the way and throw up road blocks to serious health care reforms that are popular with the American people.”