Rob Portman: “I would ask the gentlewoman how it is going to help one person have a more secure pension. It has nothing to do with…”

“I would ask the gentlewoman how it is going to help one person have a more secure pension. It has nothing to do with what is before us. It is a great message. I would ask the gentlewoman, I know that she is not on our committee that dealt with the prescription drug issue for months... but to say that we have not passed a prescription drug benefit I think is a little surreal. I remember being on this floor and spending a lot of time on that issue. I remember passing a $350 billion piece of legislation that provides real coverage for prescription drugs.”