On the recordOctober 4, 2000
Reclaiming my time, not to leave the impression that by any means this is an assault on Medicare, because the plan I have proposed and outlined is handled and complemented through Medicare. I know they like to always say the Republicans are making an assault against Medicare and somehow we want to end the program of providing this help and assistance to millions of seniors across the country. That is simply not true. This plan does nothing to make an assault on Medicare or the benefits it provides today, but it also does not turn a prescription drug program into a national prescription drug program run and handled by the Government, and that is basically my belief of what is outlined here. We will work to preserve and strengthen Medicare, and that includes adding an affordable prescription drug plan that will take care of the neediest of the seniors in our society today.
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