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Frank Pallone: “We are talking about over $500 billion now for this program. Where is the money going? It is not going to the seniors.…”

On the recordFebruary 10, 2004
We are talking about over $500 billion now for this program. Where is the money going? It is not going to the seniors. It is going to the special interests. It is going to the HMOs. It is going to the pharmaceutical companies. And now on top of that, the administration has the gall to spend, and she mentioned $9 million, and I think that is just for the TV ads. The total is 22 million if we add all the printed material and everything else they are sending out to promote a bad bill. It is just incredible. All taxpayer funded.
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Frank Pallone
Democratic · New Jersey

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Discussing the allocation of funds in a healthcare program and its impact on seniors.

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