Chris Murphy

When you are comparing plans, my understanding is if you look at the most commonly prescribed drugs for seniors, and not every drug may be covered by every plan, there is 97 to 95 percent overlap.

Due to illness, I was not present in the chamber on Wednesday, July 27, 2005, and was regrettably unable to cast my vote on rollcall No. 432, rollcall No. 433, rollcall No. 434, rollcall No. 435, rollcall No. 436, rollcall No. 437…

Medicare is a program that albeit is expensive in terms of what it costs the Federal Government and taxpayers to pay for it, we believe it is worthwhile to protect and ensure the health and health care of our elderly; but we also have to…

The Center For Information Technology leadership estimated that, if we move towards electronic health records, it could save about $78 billion a year, or 5 percent of the Nation's total annual healthcare cost. And in a time when so many…

When Roberto Clemente hit his 3,000th hit, as he reached the base, he stood there and raised his hat to the fans. It is fitting for a man who gave his life helping others that we raise our hats to him. I urge all Members to support the…

I must add an emphasis on quality research that is going to drive program administrators to use scientifically valid measures. And additionally, when information is disclosed to the local community and parents, it is imperative that the…

I would like to add this final quote from Fred Rogers. He said, ``We live in a world in which we need to share responsibility. It's easy to say 'it's not my child, not my community, not my world, not my problem.' Then there are those who…

I believe, as I am sure the Chair did, the strength of America's future can be measured by the strength of America's families. We also know that the weapons of terrorists include more than just their horrible weapons of mass destruction or…