Karen Thurman: “And that was one of those issues that in fact raised the level of it, and it causes a lot of problems for some people.…”

I want to point out something here that continues to be talked about in the low-income seniors being given total prescription drugs. The problem is in the bill that we are talking about, it does not waive the asset test that beneficiaries…

The only thing I would say then is maybe us being here tonight and talking about this issue, maybe it will give some pause; and maybe we will have the opportunity to have that debate.

And we could say the gentlewoman from Nevada (Ms. Berkley) has given us a wonderful opportunity to understand what happened in Nevada. And it would seem to me that it would be something this Congress ought to be looking at where the…

I first would say to the women who came from New Jersey here to speak to the body, we heard so eloquently today somebody talk about 'we the people,' and this being 'the people's place of business,' and so we do need to be paying attention…