Political Quotes

“First of all, Mr. Speaker, we need to make sure that we understand the principles of strengthening and improving Medicare. We have to guarantee that all citizens, all of our senior citizens, have an affordable prescription drug benefit plan under Medicare. This is an important part, that the seniors that we have now have an affordable prescription drug plan. This needs to be a voluntary plan. Critics would say that we are going to force a senior to do one thing or another. That is not true. The senior can choose which Medicare prescription plan best fits their needs or they can continue in the current plan if they so choose. It helps our seniors to immediately reduce their prescription drug cost. Right now many of our seniors have to go out and they have to buy drugs at the highest price, Mr. Speaker. And this gives us an opportunity to provide them a negotiated prescription drug price so that it will immediately lower their cost.”