James Traficant: “President Clinton's first act was to create a high-profile commission headed by now Senator Clinton to fix health care.…”

“President Clinton's first act was to create a high-profile commission headed by now Senator Clinton to fix health care. Eight years, and nothing. President Clinton promised to raise minimum wage. Eight years, nothing. President Clinton said he would fix prescription drugs, and 8 years, nothing. President Clinton had to be embarrassed to sign into law Republican reform of IRS and welfare. The truth is, the Democrats had 50 years to reform welfare, IRS, Social Security, Medicare, health care, prescription drugs. Nothing. I will vote for President Bush's plan today, and I will vote for the Norwood amendment for four reasons. Number one, what good is a Cadillac insurance policy if your company goes out of business? Number two, Americans will lose their insurance if costs are prohibitive. Number three, increased costs will force small employers especially to cancel plans, give bonuses, and we will have more uninsured. Finally, the heavy liability factor will force major manufacturers to leave America like rats fleeing a ship on fire to countries with no insurance, no regulations, no IRS, no liability, no pensions, and wages of $1 an hour. We have 43 million uninsured. I do not want any more uninsured Americans in my district. I will vote today for the only practical reform health care plan to get a vote, and that is the President's, as has been tailored by the Norwood amendment.”