Joe Pitts: “not long ago, news anchor Tom Brokaw wrote a book in which he called today's seniors the greatest generation. After all…”

“not long ago, news anchor Tom Brokaw wrote a book in which he called today's seniors the greatest generation. After all, it was today's seniors who saw this country through the Depression and fought to save the world from Nazi aggression. Mr. Speaker, no American and no senior, those who have served this country so well for so many years, should ever have to choose between putting food on the table and taking the medicine their doctor has prescribed. But today's advanced medications are expensive. The Republicans in the House have a plan to modernize Medicare by adding a prescription drug plan. This plan is fair, sensible and necessary. Under this plan, seniors will be able to choose the coverage that best suits their needs. It will protect seniors from high out-of-pocket costs and be completely voluntary. The President and the minority party in Congress owe it to our seniors to stop the politics of fear and to support this bill.”