On the recordJanuary 25, 1994
one of the principle reasons the President has said we need health care reform is because of its effects on the deficit. But the Clinton health plan will have an explosive effect on our deficit. According to a Joint Economic Committee study, the annual Federal deficit will increase by $426 billion per year by the year 2000. This is like fighting fire with gasoline. Mr. Speaker, there are some problems with our health care system. But the Clinton Government-run health plan will not cure those problems. Hiring more bureaucrats, building more Government structures, creating more Government positions, will not improve our health care delivery system. And increasing our deficit by $426 billion a year will not solve our budget crisis. I urge my colleagues to think twice about the Clinton health care reform plan. Fighting fire with gasoline will never put out the fire.
