Lamar Smith: “despite the administration's claims for their health plan's cost-savings, a recent Washington Post/ABC News poll found…”

“despite the administration's claims for their health plan's cost-savings, a recent Washington Post/ABC News poll found 57 percent of people believe they will pay more for health care and only 8 percent believe they will pay less. Why does America not believe their President on the biggest proposal of his Presidency? Mr. Speaker, I would like to let a constituent of mine, Stanley Kuenstler, who wrote me this week tell President Clinton about health care: My business employs 49 people. It is a Subchapter ``S'' corporation in the construction equipment business. The 1993 Deficit Reduction Act cost the other owners and me $135,000 in increased Federal Income Taxes. The Clinton Health Plan as described in the media will double our costs for Group Health Insurance, from $65,000 presently to $130,000 under their plan. We cannot continue to sustain tax/fee/levy increase like this and stay in business. The reason President Clinton has a credibility gap with Americans is because of the ever-widening divergence between what President Clinton tells them and what he does to them.”