Clinton Library Docs: When Democrats Were Concerned That An Employer Mandate Would Have “A Devastating” Impact On Small Business
A White House Aide Warned Hillary Clinton That A Prominent House Democrat Was Concerned That An Employer Mandate Would Have “A Devastating” Impact “On Small Businesses.” “Interestingly, besides being the House Small Business Chairman, Congressman LaFalce is a cosponsor of Congressman McDermott’s single payer bill. This meeting will be a general briefing on health care reform.. The Congressman will be particularly interested in the elements our plan share with a single payer system and the steps taken to minimize the impact on small businesses. The Congressman is concerned that health care reform, especially employer mandate approaches, could have a devastating affect on small businesses. It is primarily this concern that has lead LaFalce to support the single payer plan.” (White House Memo To Hillary Clinton, 6/28/93)
