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On the recordJune 25, 2003
I think Roosevelt said it best of our colleagues on the other side of the aisle: The Republicans seem frozen, frozen in the ice of their own indifference. Their indifference to what this proposal will mean to the elderly. The hypocrisy of having this much-needed benefit not take effect until 2006 shows the indifference of Members having to return to their districts and go to senior centers and telling them that the much-waited benefit that they so desperately need will not be there for another 3 years. We can afford trillions in tax cuts, but we cannot afford to put into effect a program that will benefit them.
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John Larson
Democratic · Connecticut

Editor's note · Context

Criticizing Republican indifference to a delayed benefit for the elderly during a discussion on prescription drug programs.

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