John B. Breaux: “I don't think the Senate and this Congress can go back this year and tell our constituents that we didn't do…”

“I don't think the Senate and this Congress can go back this year and tell our constituents that we didn't do prescription drugs because it is the other party's fault. I don't think the Republicans can say they didn't bring back prescription drugs because it is the Democratic Party's fault, and I don't think we will get very far saying we didn't have a prescription drug plan because the Republicans would not support ours. I think the seniors are wising up and know that this blame game is no longer going to help them one bit. You cannot take an excuse to the drugstore and buy prescription drugs. What the seniors need is both sides to come together and create a program that would work. Our tripartisan bill is somewhere between the two versions that I have described--the Hagel bill at $150 billion, and the Graham bill at about $594 billion. All of that comes out of the Social Security trust fund money.”