Political Quotes

“I agree with Senator Domenici and voted on March 13 for his version of the lockbox that allows Medicare money to be spent on Medicare. It sounds like common sense to me. That is what we have a trust fund for, to provide for Medicare. So let's use it. That is how we make prescription drugs affordable. That is how we make Medicare reforms and make the programs stronger, solvent for the long term, and ensure our senior citizens will continue to have not only Medicare coverage but, if they have prescription drug coverage, they will continue that. If they don't, they will have a prescription drug option and low-income seniors will get assistance for their prescription drug payments. Our friends on the other side of the aisle want to lock the money away completely with a flawed so-called lockbox that would not allow Medicare money to be used for Medicare. We don't think that makes sense. That approach would have jeopardized the growing consensus that we need to provide prescription drug coverage.”