On the recordJuly 23, 2002
When we look at the Medicare system and the inability to cover prescription drugs for our seniors, when we look at the explosion in the price of the prescription drugs, I would say it is very tough to find a system that is more broken than our inability today to provide low-cost prescription drugs, whether it be through Medicare or whether it be a small business or a farmer trying to get coverage for their family. This system is broken. That is why we are here. It needs to be fixed. I rise in opposition to the Hagel amendment. I appreciate the desire of my colleagues to find an alternative, but I certainly am concerned that this does not begin to address what it is that seniors in this country are needing or asking them to do.
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