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Health Security Express : ウィキペディア英語版 | Health Security Express The Health Security Express was a 1994 series of 16 buses〔 that traveled around the United States in groups to promote a 1993 plan for health care reform backed by Bill Clinton. Then-U.S. President Clinton campaigned on a bus alongside his wife Hillary, Vice President Al Gore, and Tipper Gore.〔 The caravan was organized by health care reform supporters and various labor unions, who sponsored the buses at $20,000 each and were required to support health care reform legislation. The Health Security Express was announced by Clinton health care supporters on July 12, 1994 and coordinated by John H. Hoyt, a Democratic activist. The Health Security Express had a budget of $1.4 million–$1.9 million and was funded by donations ranging from $3,000 to over $100,000. ==Events== Some riders joined the Health Security Express along the way, while others joined because they had "personal and professional stories of health care difficulties."〔 During the national tour, some passengers, or "reform riders," told of their experiences with the U.S. health care system. Other events during rallies included music by Willie Nelson, speeches by Clinton himself, and the collecting of letters written by citizens supporting Clinton's reform plan.〔 During one stop in Independence, Clinton spoke about universal health care proponent Harry Truman, an Independence native.〔 Both supporters and opponents of Clinton's plan turned out, which he said was reminiscent of protests he encountered in an earlier 1992 bus campaign. The Health Security Express was often met with opposition by pro-life advocates, who did not want health care reform to support abortions, and conservative groups against increased government presence, including the National Taxpayers Union.〔 Health care reform supporters disregarded the protests, focusing instead on the riders' stories.〔 The tour fell apart when Citizens for A Sound Economy's Texas chapter turned out hundreds of protesters who greeted the bus when it arrived in Dallas. CSE had an old school bus with signs reading "HillaryCare Will Break HealthCare" which circled the event site. Hillary Clinton was on the bus and went into the meeting hall and met with a small group of people, canceling the public event. The Health Security Express bus went on to Oklahoma , with the school bus following it to the Texas border. That event marked the end of the bus tour, and essentially the end of the Clinton health care initiative.
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