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Joe Crowley: “Mr. Speaker, I just want to mention that this is not only on one side, there are Members on the other side who I am…”

On the recordSeptember 20, 2000
Mr. Speaker, I just want to mention that this is not only on one side, there are Members on the other side who I am working with... We need to pass this amendment so that seniors can get the prescription drugs that they need at a rate of 30 percent to 50 percent less than they are paying right now. We need to pass a patients' bill of rights, and we need to improve upon the Medicare coverage that this country provides to seniors throughout this land.
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Joe Crowley
Democratic · New York

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Discussing the need for prescription drug amendments and Medicare improvements.

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