We stand here this evening the greatest Nation that has ever been in the history of the world. There has never been another country that has the economic, the military, and the political power that this country does. And yet our senior citizens, many of them, millions of them, are going to go to bed tonight and not have enough to eat or not have the medicine they need because our prescription drug manufacturers are simply robbing them of that.
Discussing the need for a prescription drug benefit for senior citizens during a speech on health care.
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