Lamar Smith: “the Democrats would like to debate the health care issue on whether or not there is a crisis. The only problem is, that…”

“the Democrats would like to debate the health care issue on whether or not there is a crisis. The only problem is, that is not what the debate is about. The Republican plan retains the quality and choice of the health care Americans have now and takes out the Government bureaucracy that drives up the cost. But the Democrats will not let a Republican plan be debated, so the debate before America is the Clinton plan. And if you think there is a health care crisis now, wait until Uncle Sam clips into a surgical smock. I say, You ain't seen nothing yet. If you think there is a crisis now, wait until you have waited in line for your health care. If you think there is a crisis now, wait until you try to change the choice the Government gives you. If you think there is a crisis now, wait until you see where the people who can't balance the Federal budget try to balance the health care budget. If you think there is a crisis in health care, then compare it to the coming Clinton crisis, and, believe me, you ain't seen nothing yet.”