Political Quotes

“today I rise to introduce my first bill in the Senate, the Medication Equity and Drug Savings Act, or the MEDS Act. On January 22, a little over a week ago, I had the privilege of addressing my colleagues in my first speech on the Senate floor. The topic of the speech was health care, specifically the need to pass a strong Patients' Bill of Rights. I pledged my commitment to making health care a priority during my tenure in this esteemed body. Today, I am pleased to share with my colleagues that I am taking the next step in keeping my promise by introducing a bill that addresses another priority health care issue: the price of prescription drugs. We all know that providing prescription drugs for seniors has become a very important issue for the American public. In fact, this was a key issue in many campaigns throughout the country, including my own. On a fundamental level, I believe everyone should have access to affordable prescription drugs, especially senior citizens enrolled in Medicare and the disabled. It is an outrage that not only must those seniors, who rely solely on Medicare for their health insurance, pay for all of their medications out of their own pockets, but that in many instances they pay more for the same drug than their counterparts with other insurance.”