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Cass Ballenger: “good news for all Americans today. Not only has President Clinton agreed to sign the bipartisan welfare reform bill, he…”

On the recordAugust 1, 1996
good news for all Americans today. Not only has President Clinton agreed to sign the bipartisan welfare reform bill, he has said he will also sign the bipartisan health care reform bill. With the enactment of the health care bill, this commonsense Congress is giving Americans genuine health care reform without a government takeover. The bill establishes medical savings accounts, fights fraud and abuse, provides a long-term care insurance deduction, allows the self-employed to deduct 80 percent of health care costs, and allows people the freedom to change jobs without losing their health care coverage. Mr. Speaker, I'm glad President Clinton has finally come around. True health care reform is what the American people want.
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Cass Ballenger
North Carolina
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Discussing the bipartisan health care reform bill during a House floor speech.

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