Rod Grams: “We have posed the question of what has happened and what can be done, and their response has been by 83.9 percent to…”

But his plan is not voluntary. You can voluntarily get in, but when you do not get in, you can't reapply. That is my understanding.

The Senator from Florida is inaccurate because in my own plan, my MEDS program is a copay and also has deductibles built in depending on wages or income. It is worked through Medicare and through the HCFA program. So, no, I do not oppose a…

It would cover 100 percent of everything over a $25 copay and a $150-a-month deductible for those who are in that income level or above.

Not to belabor this debate, and it is good we are talking about it because the American people need to hear it, but over that amount of money you are talking about, we would still have a $25 copay, the $150 deductible, and then no cap at…