Political Quotes

“hundreds of seniors in my district showed up to five town hall meetings I hosted over the past month to explain the Medicare drug benefit. For as much interest as my constituents demonstrated, they are just as confused and frustrated by the daunting task, as President Bush put it yesterday, of understanding and then choosing a drug plan from the dozens of plans with different premiums, deductibles, copayments, and lists of covered drugs. Through no fault of their own, seniors are already encountering delays in their applications. Consequently, many will not receive their drug cards until after the sign-up deadline. But we should not be surprised by a benefit whose flawed design was the result of ideology prevailing over practicality. It is up to us here and now to make sure seniors understand their benefit and receive, without further delay, the affordable, life-saving drugs they deserve. The first step should be extending the deadline by at least 6 months. I urge my colleagues to support this simple measure. Seniors should not be rushed or penalized as they make this very important decision. ____________________”