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from the March 17, 1994 edition Hillary Clinton Stumps Across US on Health Care
Laurel Shaper Walters
DETERMINED not to let her husband's health-care measure get
drowned out by Whitewater, Hillary Rodham Clinton stumped on the
issue in Colorado and St. Louis this week. ``I'll talk as long or
as hard as it takes until we get it done,'' the first lady said. After a New York Times poll showed that few Americans understand
the president's health plan, Mrs. Clinton concentrated on the basic
details during a speech at Washington University in St. Louis on
Tuesday. ``The president has not proposed a government health-care
system,'' she said. `` He wants to build on the private system we
have.'' One of the most misunderstood aspects of health-care reform
involves choice of doctor and health plan, Mrs. Clinton told the
crowd. ``The real danger for choice is the status quo,'' she said.
``It is the president's approach that guarantees your choice of
doctor and health plan.'' A small group of protesters criticized the proposed plan. ``It's
going to cost us more in taxes,'' said student James Gardner.
``Nothing is free.''
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