Frank Pallone: “that is a block grant. As the gentlewoman says, every one of these proposals that the Bush administration comes up with…”

“that is a block grant. As the gentlewoman says, every one of these proposals that the Bush administration comes up with, the people that they are supposed to help say they are not going to work. My own State, Mr. Speaker, if an individual is eligible for Medicaid and is very low income, they usually get their drugs. There are problems, I am not saying it is easy, but generally they have access. Because we have casinos, there is revenue that is generated by the casinos that goes to the State, and we use that to finance a lower income prescription drug benefit that is above the people eligible for Medicaid. Right now I think that is maybe as high as, for a family of 2, maybe up to $19,000 or $20,000 annually; and that is very good because you only have to pay $5, I think, for each prescription.”