Joseph T. Burns: “I agree. I think the gentleman is 100 percent right. The proposals I…”

On the recordJune 16, 2003

I agree. I think the gentleman is 100 percent right. The proposals I have reviewed indeed focus this benefit on the neediest of America's seniors and ensures that, as the gentleman has suggested, they do not have to make a choice between paying the rent, buying the food, and then providing the prescription drugs that they need to have a high quality of life. I thank the gentleman for his input, and I thank my good friend from Georgia for his point as far as making emphasis to ensure that America understands what we are talking about here.

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Joseph T. Burns

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Discussing proposals to support needy seniors with prescription drug benefits.

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