Joseph Knollenberg: “when thinking of the President's health care reform plan, I am reminded of a quote from a military man in Vietnam who…”

“when thinking of the President's health care reform plan, I am reminded of a quote from a military man in Vietnam who said: ``It became necessary to destroy the town in order to save it.'' This kind of muddled thinking is what drives the President's plan. The Clinton plan will destroy our current health care delivery system in the name of reform. It will hurt the quality, limit the choice, and increase the cost while turning over much of the responsibility to the Government. I urge my Democrat colleagues to work with Republicans in finding a better solution. Instead of worrying about who gets the credit, let us work in a bipartisan way to serve the needs of the Nation. Instead of killing our system in order to save it, let us work together to fix the problems without hurting health care quality. This health care system can be saved without destroying it.”