Political Quotes

“I am going to speak about a couple of provisions on the Medicare prescription drug bill. I have been to town hall meetings, three hospitals in my community, I have been to some editorial boards. It is an issue that the public needs to hear from us about. This bill has passed and will become law, and we are going to find out real soon how helpful this bill is. Come June, the discount cards are going to get mailed out, and then the proof is going to be in the pudding. Either they are going to lower costs and people get access to drugs; or they are not. Either way, we are held accountable by the way we vote. The first provision I would like to mention is it is voluntary. Voluntary means you can do it if you want, you do not have to do it if you do not want to, which is very different in the ideological spectrum of debate. Republicans believe in freedom. Our primary principle that we stand for is freedom; and freedom allows individuals to choose one way or the other. The freedom aspect is whether they want to be a part of a prescription drug system that supports and helps, or seniors do not want to.”