If the Republicans have their way to totally repeal the estate tax for the wealthiest in America and take $750 billion out of the surplus for that purpose, doesn't that diminish the likelihood, doesn't that reduce the possibility, that we will have the resources to pass a meaningful prescription drug benefit for the elderly and disabled in America, one that helps all of them pay for the outrageous cost of prescription drugs?
Discussing the impact of estate tax repeal on funding for prescription drug benefits.
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