Political Quotes

“There is an extra benefit that is being conferred by passage of this bill and that is to our veterans. Veterans are experiencing two phenomena that we can help remove here tonight. One is the higher cost of medications that they are experiencing, of course. All seniors will benefit from that. But there is another idea that we have to shake away from the existing scene about our veterans and that is the long waiting lines that they are experiencing at the VA hospitals. In our central Pennsylvania area, some 6,000 are waiting to see a doctor in waiting lines, and their medications that will be prescribed are not waiting for them because of the long lines and because of the high costs of medication. Strike a blow here for your veterans as well as the other seniors by passing this legislation, reducing the cost of prescriptions to our veterans and reducing the long lines that they are now facing in and even waiting to see a doctor at VA hospitals for the purpose of medication.”