UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
Wednesday, September 29, 1993
Clinton discusses health care
First lady testifies about nationwide system to House
The Associated Press
WASHINGTON — First lady Hillary Rodham Clinton implored members of Congress yesterday, "as a mother, a wife, a daughter, a sister, a woman," to work with the administration to overhaul America's health care system.
"Americans can no longer wait for health care reform. As we sit here today, literally hundreds and hundreds of Americans will lose their health care," Mrs. Clinton told the House Ways and Means Committee.
"Thousands more will turn up at emergency rooms to seek health care because it is the only place for them to turn to." she said.
"The task confronting us is complex, but it is urgent. The American people, rightly, are watching all of us. They are impatient. But they are also hopeful," she said. "They want to know that we have heard their stories."
With members of the panel looking on in the committee hearing room, Mrs. Clinton said she knew there would be disagreements in the months ahead as Congress debates and drafts legislation.
The first lady's appearance was historic. Only two presidential wives havepreviously gone to Capitol Hill to testify before a committee of Congress—Eleanor Roosevelt on the plight of welfare institutions in the District of Columbia and Rosalynn Carter on funding for mental health facilities.
But in the end, she said, lawmakers should assure that "every American will receive a health security card guaranteeing a comprehensive package of benefits that can never be
taken away under any circumstances."
Lawmakers lauded President Clinton's goal of guaranteed health care for all Americans, but even Democrats expressed reservations about details of the Clinton plan. Chairman Dan Rostenkowski, D-III, voiced "concerns about how your plan will affect the many small employers in my district."
But Rostenkowski pledged "that I will commit all of my energy and resources to meet this challenge and to enact health care reform legislation before this Congress adjourns next year. Many are skeptical, but it can and must be done. It would be a tragedy for this country if we fail."
Rep. Bill Archer, R-Texas, the committee's ranking Republican, said Clinton would put the health of the economy and the American people at risk with a plan that has never been tried anywhere.
THE NEWS in brief
WASHINGTON
Clinton wants to set deadline for U.S. troop removal from Somalia
There must be a "date certain" for withdrawing troops from Somalia. President Clinton declared yesterday.
from Somalia, President Clinton declared, the president said he wanted the United Nations to first develop a political strategy that ensured that starvation and chaos would not revisit the East African nation after U.N. troops pulled out.
"Every peacekeeping mission or every humanitarian mission has to have a date certain when it's over," Clinton said in a picture-taking session as he met with Democratic congressional leaders.
Clinton's push for an exit comes under pressure from Congress, where concern is growing that the United States could be mired in a long military engagement. His comments shifted gears from hunting for fugitive warlord Mohamed Farrah Aidid to placing new urgency on achieving political stability.
While the administration still believes the capture of Aidid would make it easier to ensure lasting peace in Somalia, the White House is trying to change the view that the United States is a combatant.
"The enforcement strategy did not change," Clinton said. His announcement came as the House neared a vote on a resolution asking him to report to Congress by Oct. 15 on the goals of the Somalia operation. It also urges Clinton to seek congressional authorization by Nov. 15 to continue U.S. involvement.
"The enforcement strategy did not change," Clinton said.
The Senate approved the same provision earlier this month by a resounding vote of 90-7.
House discourages gay enlistment
WASHINGTON
The House adopted legislation yesterday to discourage homosexual enlistment in the military as the Pentagon considered a delay in implementing President Clinton's more lenient policy.
By a vote of 301-134, the House branded homosexuality an "unacceptable risk" to morale and approved the same policy adopted by the Senate earlier this month.
The House action came as the Pentagon considered delaying the enforcing Clinton's policy on Friday pending completion of the defense budget by the House and the Senate, said Defense Department sources, who requested anonymity.
Three administrative directives are set to go into effect Friday, but Pentagon officials may wait to see what Congress writes into law.
Compiled from The Associated Press.
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