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On the recordNovember 5, 2003
just as the seniors in Texas and all across the country are concerned about prescription drug coverage and the action of the conferees, so are those in Illinois. I met with a group of seniors on Saturday, and they are waiting in anticipation of a real plan, a real program, and they are saying, Mr. Speaker, that they do not want a watered-down version. They do not want a pig in a poke. They want something that is real, meaningful. Please conferees, listen to the seniors. Let us come up with a real prescription drug plan.
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Danny Davis
Democratic · Illinois

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Addressing concerns of seniors about prescription drug coverage during a House floor speech.

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