Debbie Stabenow: “Mrs. Stabenow, We are an elderly couple--78 and 76 years ``young,'' and we sure do complain about the costs of…”

“Mrs. Stabenow, We are an elderly couple--78 and 76 years ``young,'' and we sure do complain about the costs of [prescription] drugs. Our pension is only $1,200 [per month] and [by] the time we pay [for] our rent and food, eye glasses and dental work, ect., then try to pay for our drugs--which rise every time we need a refill--there is not much left! It seem that every time we have a doctor appointment, they either add a new prescription or change it . . . Also, at [my husband's] place of employment, if you retired before the age of 62, you lost $200 a month. He was ``laid off'' at 61 and a half. So again, we lost more income. It doesn't seem fair for the elderly! We have worked all of our lives and end up this way and this is our beloved U.S.A.?…”