Thomas Daschle: “This morning in the New York Times, there was yet another reminder of the great difficulty seniors are having in dealing…”

“This morning in the New York Times, there was yet another reminder of the great difficulty seniors are having in dealing with the Medicare prescription drug discount card, so-called. I noticed with some amusement a number of our colleagues on the other side of the aisle came to the floor highly critical of those of us who have expressed skepticism and concern about the drug card. Some have even expressed the belief that our motivation in coming to the floor to talk about these shortcomings in the drug card and the prescription drug benefit were politically motivated. The New York Times has an article this morning quoting people who have nothing to do with politics. The title of the article is ``73 Options for Medicare Plan Fuel Chaos, Not Prescriptions.''”