> HAS BEEN EXCERPTED. ONLY THE HEALTH-REFORM RELATED SECTIONS ARE PROVIDED. > -- STEVE FREEDKIN , LIST.HEALTHPLAN MANAGER > > FOR INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO SUBSCRIBE/REMOVE/EDIT YOUR ELECTRONIC ADDRESS > ON LIST.HEALTHPLAN, SEND ME A MESSAGE (DO *NOT* SEND AS A REPLY TO THIS > MESSAGE; SEND NEW MAIL TO sfreedkin@igc.apc.org) WITH THIS SUBJECT LINE > IN THE MESSAGE HEADER: SEND WELCOME LTR LIST.HEALTHPLAN > > > THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Press Secretary _____________________________________________________________________ For Immediate Release August 9, 1994 PRESS BRIEFING BY DEE DEE MYERS The Briefing Room 2:30 P.M. EDT MS. MYERS: [...] Q [Regarding Mack McLarty, presidential counselor:] What about health care? Is he very active on that? MS. MYERS: He has been. Sure. He's particularly with regards to the business community, he's continued to work with business leaders and others in insuring their support for health care reform and in getting them to go out and to work on behalf of its passage. [...] Q Dee Dee, this morning, I know you spoke about the President's remark about violent extremist interests in this country that are trying to do in his health care bill. And then, again, just this morning, Mrs. Clinton used this same word, "violence," you have to draw the line on "violence." You have to draw a line on protests that incite violence in the context of the health care legislation. What is that all about? I must have missed -- what violent interests are trying to do in health care? MS. MYERS: I didn't see that in Mrs. Clinton's comments. I will have to take it. Q Which ones was the President referring to then? Q What about Mr. Clinton's? MS. MYERS: Generally, the President, when he talks about violent extremists, is talking about those who resort to violent tactics. I think one example of violent extremists would be people who committed murder over the issue of abortion. I think Americans on both sides of the abortion debate condemn that kind of activity. Q Is the President now got it in his head that people are committing murder on the health care bill? Q It didn't seem to make sense in the context he said it, Dee Dee. Q What is he talking about? Q He wasn't talking about abortion. Q -- was the health care debate, and that's my -- Q He said "violent extremists were a disgrace to the American Dream." MS. MYERS: I think that violent extremists are a disgrace to the American Dream. (Laughter.) I stand by that. Q In the context of the health bill, though, who are the violent extremists? MS. MYERS: I don't have any better explanation for you. Q Are you telling us -- you won't rule out the possibility the President was talking through his hat? (Laughter.) [...] Q Can you give us a little bit of a readout about what kind of contacts are today with the White House and members of the Senate on health care, what's going on and that sort of thing? MS. MYERS: Yes. The President will continue to meet with members of Congress, both Houses on health care. He will have some meetings today. I think we've made it a policy not to announce those meetings in advance. [...] Q Do you have a health care event tomorrow? MS. MYERS: Not yet. Q Is it looking possible? MS. MYERS: Something is possible. As soon as we have details on it, we'll let you know. [...] END 2:55 P.M. EDT