Pete Domenici: “I am here to tell the Senate and anybody interested why I am going to vote for this legislation. First of all, we need…”

“I am here to tell the Senate and anybody interested why I am going to vote for this legislation. First of all, we need prescription drugs for our senior citizens. Secondly, we have a situation, of which I am absolutely positive. From what I have heard, if I were attending the meetings in the Democratic caucus, I would hear the Democratic Senators who are informed on the subject stand up and talk about how bad this bill is. I would hear them say that it does not do enough, that it does not take care of enough poor people, that it does not have enough choice, and that all the seniors who are currently on Medicare are expected leave and go somewhere else. That is not any good. And just as sure as that is going on, and I have inquired before making this speech if that is the case, I go to our Republican caucuses, and I hear one Senator after another speak about the shortcomings of this bill.”