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Jon L. Christensen: “I think our seniors are probably the most qualified to speak, and they have been speaking very loudly about this issue.…”

On the recordMay 8, 2002
I think our seniors are probably the most qualified to speak, and they have been speaking very loudly about this issue. The vouchers that Republicans are proposing for education will not help our children any more than vouchers for prescription benefits will help our seniors. I cannot understand, and I am sure that people out across America just have difficulty understanding, why we still have not passed the Medicare prescription drug benefit. I think maybe it could be just that I have not been a legislator long enough... I do not understand why it is taking us so long, why it is taking this body so long to respond to people who need help to buy the medication that they need, and who have been asking for this benefit for such a long time now.
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Jon L. Christensen
Nebraska
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Addressing the delay in passing the Medicare prescription drug benefit.

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