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Debbie Wasserman Schultz: I want to ask the gentleman because the gentleman was here. The thing I talked about and heard about on the campaign…

On the recordApril 5, 2005
I want to ask the gentleman because the gentleman was here. The thing I talked about and heard about on the campaign trail last year was how we ended up with a Medicare bill that added a prescription drug benefit but did not allow, in fact prohibited, the negotiation of discounts for prescription drugs. I know that the VA, the Veterans Administration, already has that ability and drugs made available to our veterans through the VA are significantly less than they are on the private market. So maybe the gentleman can help clarify that for me because I was not here. People out in the real world do not understand that.
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Debbie Wasserman Schultz
Democratic · Florida

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Discussing the Medicare bill and its impact on prescription drug pricing.

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