Thomas Daschle: “I simply remind my colleagues that almost every senior organization has endorsed the Graham amendment. Not one senior…”

“I simply remind my colleagues that almost every senior organization has endorsed the Graham amendment. Not one senior organization has endorsed the Republican plan. What does that tell us? The drug companies endorse the Republican plan. The insurance companies endorse the Republican plan. We do not find one senior organization endorsing the Republican plan. So what is wrong with this picture? Why is it that we cannot get bipartisan, overwhelming support for something every senior organization endorses? This is our opportunity to make a downpayment, a first step, and we ought to support it. I applaud the Graham amendment. I hope our colleagues will look at it carefully and support it. This is a critical moment. Senior organizations agree. They endorse it. They want this to pass.”