[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 145 (1999), Part 16] [House] [Page 23731] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]DEMOCRATIC CALLOUSNESS (Mr. ARMEY asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.) Mr. ARMEY. Mr. Speaker, the do-nothing Democrats are at it again. This morning the Census Bureau announced that the ranks of the uninsured have grown by one million people in this last year. How did the do-nothing Democrats respond to that news? Well, essentially, Mr. Speaker, they told the uninsured to drop dead. That is right. They scheduled a press conference for this afternoon to denounce our access bill for the uninsured. On the very day we learn that 44.3 million Americans went without health insurance last year, the Democrats announce that they are standing in the hospital door to make sure that no Republican gets credit for helping the uninsured. How callous can they be? And where are their solutions for the uninsured? Nowhere to be seen. Meanwhile, they are calling our access bill for the uninsured a poison pill. How dare they. Now I ask you, Mr. Speaker, what is poisonous about expanding community health centers for the poor? What is poisonous about giving the cashier at the hardware store the same tax deduction for health care that now a corporate CEO gets? What is poisonous about letting every American have a medical savings account? What is poisonous about letting small business band together to buy cheaper coverage for their workers? What is poisonous, Mr. Speaker, about giving hard-working families special relief for providing long-term care for their aging parents? Mr. Speaker, there are 44.3 million Americans that do not think access to affordable health coverage is a poison pill. The only poison in this debate is the callousness of the do-nothing Democrats. They ought to be ashamed, Mr. Speaker. ____________________