Political Quotes

“Yesterday, the Health and Human Services rolled out a new Medicare drug card. Yet, today, seniors across America are still wondering when we in Congress will take real steps to help them afford the drugs they need and are prescribed. The manufactured chaos, confusion and consternation all could have been avoided. This mess was created by their government and by the special interests, but we have an opportunity to open markets and allow for importation of safe, affordable drugs from Canada and Europe, where prices are 50 percent cheaper than they are here in the United States; real competition to bring prices down, not competition by the special interests between themselves, but competition that allows seniors the choice to pick on affordable prices that are 50 percent cheaper than what they are in Canada and Europe. We need that competition here at home. A Families USA study showed that seniors in America pay four times the rate of inflation for prescription drugs. Prices have gone up 22 percent in the last 3 years alone. This discount card is just like a sale at Neiman Marcus. Prices get jacked up 30 percent right before they offer you a 10 percent discount. We need to allow seniors access to affordable drugs their doctors prescribe.”