Stephen Miller: “I rise today, also, to speak, once again, about prescription drugs and the struggle our seniors are facing each and…”

“I rise today, also, to speak, once again, about prescription drugs and the struggle our seniors are facing each and every day. We are on record as saying we will have a vote in this Senate before the August recess on a prescription bill. I have always hoped that meant adding a prescription drug benefit to Medicare. We must stick to that schedule. We must honor that commitment. We have kept our seniors waiting in line for too many years, and we have bumped them too many times in the past. We have disappointed them time and time again. We cannot make them wait through another election cycle for who knows how many years. If that happens--and a lot of political pundits are predicting it will--then we should be ashamed of ourselves. I am telling you, our seniors are not going to accept just a shrug of the shoulders and a ``well, I tried'' explanation. I don't think that is going to get it this time around. There is a lot we can do to help seniors with the cost, as the Senator from North Dakota has discussed, and also about the coverage of their prescription drugs.”