NAN A. S. HAYWORTH: “I would echo the words of our speaker, that no senior should be forced to choose between putting food on the table or…”

“I would echo the words of our speaker, that no senior should be forced to choose between putting food on the table or paying for the prescription medications they need. That is just plain wrong. But by the same token, the question we need to ask today, and why I rise in support of our bipartisan plan, is that we need to fairly ask, who is in charge? I come to the floor today to reassert the authority of seniors to choose the type of benefit they want. That is the major difference. Our friends on the left, advocates of big government, say, let the Washington bureaucrats do it. Let us put the bureaucrats in charge of the pharmacies. Let us put the bureaucrats in charge of the plans. We say no, let us ensure freedom of choice. Give seniors choices and let them decide what is best. Simply stated, the plan on the left would fill the medicine bottles of America with red tape. We do not need that. Our seniors need choice. Support the bipartisan plan.”