Political Quotes

“this is the greatest and most prosperous Nation in history. Nobody has worked harder to make this country great than our senior citizens. And few things weigh more heavily on their minds than the soaring cost of prescription drugs. You would think such a great, prosperous Nation would honor its elders, by making sure they get the medicines they need. That is why a comprehensive, meaningful and voluntary drug benefit for our senior citizens has been among my highest priorities. Over the last several weeks, this Senate has worked hard to achieve that. In the process, many of us who shared that goal have disagreed about how to react it. In the end, we wound up with a bill that is not how I would have created a prescription drug benefit. But it is a start. I am voting for this bill, because I believe some benefit is better than none. I am voting for it because of people like Shirley Rosamond of Sparks, NV. Shirley, who is 78 years old, raised eight children in the Sierra Nevada. She currently spends $400 a month on medicine, and has less than $400 left over to live on. This bill would reduce her monthly costs to less than $20 in medicine. And it would provide a similar level of assistance for tens of thousands of Nevada seniors. I am voting for this bill in the hope it will be like the camel's nose under the tent--a foot in the door for our senior citizens. I'm hoping we will pass this bill today, and then improve it in the future.”