Political Quotes

“If I could just ask one more question. I know how busy the leader is, but as I was reading my news clips today, and as I was listening to the distinguished majority leader talk about what a great bill this Medicare bill is and how that now people, if they are 65 years old, can have a high blood pressure cup placed on their arm and in a few seconds find out what their blood pressure is, I do not think that is very expensive. I, frankly, say that most people who go to doctors have that done automatically anyway. I apologize for this, but it will take only about 3 minutes. I want to read an article that was in Nevada's second largest newspaper, the Reno Gazette-Journal. This is what appeared in my news clips today: ``Seniors Blast Medicare Prescription Plan.'' I am not making any of this up. Riley Waller is among many Washoe County citizens still angry over the Medicare prescription plan signed into law in December, saying it will gouge seniors and the taxpayers who'll pay for it. More than 100 senior citizens listened Thursday morning as Nevada Division of Aging officials explained how the new prescription drug program will work. Several seniors said they're unhappy with the new prescription program adopted by Congress and signed into law by President Bush, with the backing of the largest group representing older Americans. ``It took away the opportunity for people to get drugs from Canada at half the price,'' said Waller, 77, of Reno.”