Political Quotes

“Last year, President Bush and a bipartisan team of Senators and Representatives made good on our promise to strengthen and expand and improve Medicare for America's seniors. The bill, the Medicare Modernization Act of 2003, represents the most significant improvement to Medicare in two generations. And now, because of this historic action, we are starting to see impressive results. We said reform would strengthen the program and increase choice and flexibility for our seniors. That is exactly what is happening. Medicare now gives more seniors access to more prescription drugs at a lower out-of-pocket cost. It provides seniors relief from the high cost of prescription drugs, especially the 12 million low-income seniors who need the help the most. The improvements to Medicare provide seniors with choice and control over their own health care plans. The new bill also protects seniors who already have prescription drug coverage they earned in the workplace. Educating seniors about improvements to the Medicare program and the new Medicare drug benefit is the right thing to do. It is also required by law.”