On the recordFebruary 11, 1994
The major flaw of the Clinton Health plan is that it's like a bungee cord with a lot of frayed rope. It may work, but why take the change? If we dive into the abyss with the Clinton plan, there's no guarantee that our health care system will ever recover. In fact, there's a great chance it will all come crashing down. So why take the chance? CBO Director Bob Reischauer had this to say about health care legislation. "An incremental approach * * * allows for a mid-course correction." Why not use this incremental approach which solves the current problems without causing even bigger ones? Alternative plans abound which fill in the cracks without threatening to bring down the entire system--a whopping 7 percent of our economy. I urge my colleagues and the American people to think twice about the health plan debate. There is more than one way to get to the bottom. Let us not crash and burn if we do not have to.
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