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…

for the past six months, I have been reading letters on the floor of the House of Representatives from senior citizens from all over the state of Michigan. These seniors have shared their stories with me about the high cost of prescription…

I rise once again to focus attention on the topic of prescription drugs. The topic of affordable prescription drugs for seniors is a critical one for families in Michigan and across the nation. Last summer I set up a hot line in Michigan…

I am asking my colleagues to make sure that we place prescription drug coverage for seniors under Medicare as a top priority for us before we leave session this year. Time is running out. We have the best economy in a generation. We have…

I rise today to declare my intention to vote against the Treasury-Postal Appropriations bill for Fiscal Year 2001. I will do so despite supporting the funding levels for gun crime enforcement in the bill. However, I have consistently voted…

I rise this evening as I have on too many occasions to speak out about the issue of Medicare coverage for prescription drugs. I say too many because the time is up for this Congress to act and to modernize Medicare to cover the way health…

I rise today, as I have on numerous occasions, to speak out about the high cost of prescription drugs for families all across America, and particularly for older Americans who are regularly using the largest number of medications on a…

I would ask to speak on the point of order and ask that this very, very important program be allowed to proceed. I would ask the chairman to withdraw. I appreciate the comments that he has made, but he is speaking on a baseline that…

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…

On April 12, I led an hour of debate on the topic of prescription drug coverage for senior citizens. I read three letters from around the state from seniors who shared their personal stories. On the 12th, I made a commitment to continue to…

I rise once again on the floor of the House of Representatives to call upon this House to pass prescription drug coverage for senior citizens and those who are disabled under Medicare and to work for other strategies to lower the cost of…

I rise to join this bi-partisan effort to improve the provisions of section 110 of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996. This much needed revision of section 110 seeks to ensure that the law enforcement…

I rise this evening again to talk about a critical issue facing all families in the United States, and particularly seniors, and that is the high cost of prescription drugs and the lack of coverage by Medicare. This is a critical issue…

Today, the Turkish government still denies the Armenian genocide and it does so to its own detriment. All of us would like to see the denial in Ankara end. The Armenian genocide happened. The historic fact, Mr. Speaker, is that 1.5 million…

I would reclaim my time and thank my colleague for that information and would be happy to join with him in the issue of generic drugs, as well, as we look at how we lower the costs of prescriptions, because there are a number of different…

I come today to talk about what I believe is one of the most challenging if not the most challenging issues affecting our seniors and affecting many families across the country. This was spoken to a while ago by the gentleman from Arkansas…

I know this adds another dimension in our rural parts of the country in Michigan, up north in the UP, where it is more difficult to get to a hospital or other facilities as well. We need to really be strengthening our home health care and…

I want to congratulate the Michigan State Spartan basketball team on their national championship victory in Monday night's NCAA title game. Led by senior point guard Mateen Cleaves, who showed the heart of a champion by returning from an…

I oppose the actions of the President and oppose the release of these prisoners.

I rise in support of the Stupak amendment today and urge my colleagues to support it. Many of us in the Michigan delegation are concerned about the process followed by the Department of Energy (DOE) in choosing the route from Los Alamos…

I rise today to oppose the Commerce, Justice, State appropriations rule and the bill. While there are many reasons to do so, I am especially disappointed in the committee's decision to eliminate totally the funding for the Advanced…

I rise today to support H.R. 975, The Steel Recovery Act. As a Representative from the State of Michigan and a member of the Steel Caucus, I am well aware of the impact that the flood of cheap steel has had on thousands of families across…

I rise today to support efforts to modernize our schools so that our children have the skills and the tools they need for the jobs that they will face when they graduate. Two years ago I was pleased, with the gentlewoman from California…

I rise today to support a Democratic administration that has brought us from very large deficits to large surpluses and to say that the next step is to protect Social Security and Medicare and pay back the Social Security Trust Fund. We…

I would rise once again this morning to strongly urge my colleagues to come together to use the budget surpluses to protect both Social Security and Medicare for future generations. Both of these programs are success stories for the…