Political Quotes

“Madam President, soon we will vote on one of the most important matters facing the Nation--whether to provide within Medicare a prescription drug benefit. In order to strengthen Medicare, we must include affordable prescription drug coverage as part of the package. Too many seniors today find prescription drugs unaffordable. The high cost of prescription drugs serves as a barrier between seniors and the health care security they deserve--which this body has promised them. There is only one proposal that accomplishes the goal of modernizing Medicare and including a prescription drug benefit within Medicare: that is the tripartisan bill. Senator Snowe, a Republican, Breaux, a Democrat, Jeffords, an Independent, Hatch, a Republican, Grassley, a Republican, Collins, a Republican, and Landrieu, a Democrat, collectively have sponsored this bill which reduces the cost of prescription drugs and provides a stable and sustainable prescription drug benefit. The word ``sustainable'' is critical. The tripartisan bill provides low-income seniors and those with initially high drug costs special additional coverage in order to give them security.”