Deborah Koff Ross: “I might clarify one thing. I am not a pharmacist. I never was smart enough to be one. My wife is one. Together we do own…”

“I might clarify one thing. I am not a pharmacist. I never was smart enough to be one. My wife is one. Together we do own a family pharmacy. I come from a small town in rural south Arkansas. It is a town called Prescott, a town of about 3,500 people. It is a town I love very much. For those Members who were raised in small towns or perhaps still live in small towns like I do, they know what I am talking about when I say that in small towns, there are always one or two gathering places. My wife and I are very fortunate that in our hometown of Prescott, the family pharmacy that we own is such a gathering place. It is a place where people come to share recent photographs of their children and grandchildren, to celebrate the good times together and, yes, to be there for one another during the difficult times. I must say, I see way too many difficult times. Prior to being elected to the United States Congress last year, I worked in that pharmacy. This is an issue I do not just talk about. I worked with it. I saw seniors that were literally forced to choose between buying their medicine, paying their natural gas bill and buying their groceries.”