Sherrod Brown: “I am almost a little embarrassed to be here today. This country is dealing with serious problems in Iraq, this country…”

“I am almost a little embarrassed to be here today. This country is dealing with serious problems in Iraq, this country is dealing with serious unemployment problems. In Ohio, we have lost 1 out of 6 manufacturing jobs. This country is facing incredible confusion with the new Medicare bill and seniors are sorting through 50 Medicare cards to get a 10 or 15 percent discount while drug prices go up 15 or 20 percent a year, yet we are here today to debate issues which have already passed in the House and bills that clearly will not make a dent in the problem of the uninsured, the 40 some million uninsured. Instead of debating proven solutions, solutions that we know will work, but solutions that just might, they just might hurt the drug industry and the insurance industry, they might be bills the insurance companies do not like, instead of working on bills that expand access to health insurance, the Republican leadership has chosen to pat itself on the back.”