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Richard Gephardt: “First, Mr. Bliley, I think maybe you misdescribed the Clinton plan to your constituents, because if he really understood…”

On the recordMarch 16, 1994
First, Mr. Bliley, I think maybe you misdescribed the Clinton plan to your constituents, because if he really understood what is going on here, he would know that it is the Clinton plan that finally gets his colleagues in small business and other businesses to be involved in health care. The reason his health care costs are going through the roof today is that he is trying to do the right thing, and that is to obtain insurance for his employees, while about 30 percent of employers simply are not doing it.
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Richard Gephardt
Missouri
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Discussing the impact of the Clinton health care plan on small businesses.

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