On the recordApril 5, 2000
I believe this amendment is unnecessary. One of the highest priorities in the Republican-sponsored budget is to provide outpatient prescription drug coverage for Medicare beneficiaries, something in which I, as a physician who has taken care of thousands of Medicare beneficiaries--individuals with disabilities and seniors--and my colleagues strongly believe is critical to the health care security of these beneficiaries. They need and deserve affordable access to prescription drugs, and that is an important part of our agenda. We reduce the tax burden on hard-working Americans who today are being taxed more than at any time in the peacetime history of this country. I simply cannot and will not support any amendment that pits these two goals, which are inherent and integral parts of this budget, against one another. It is unnecessary, and it is irresponsible. We can do both in our budget and we provide the means to do so.
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