Dick Durbin: “I ask the Senator, if he will yield further, is the Senator aware of a recent survey of seniors--over 600 across the…”

“I ask the Senator, if he will yield further, is the Senator aware of a recent survey of seniors--over 600 across the United States--where they were told what this plan, S. 1, is all about? They said the fact that the $35 premium is not mandated in this law but is simply a suggestion; it may go higher; the fact private insurance companies that provide the prescription drug benefit may decide to change the benefit or go out of business every 2 years; the fact there is a $275 deductible and a huge gap in coverage for the sickness of the senior citizens--when they looked at all those items, is the Senator aware of the fact that most of the seniors, when asked, said they did not believe that S. 1 really answered the need in America that seniors are looking for?”