Political Quotes

“on the floor today we will be considering the Senior Citizens' Freedom to Work Act. It allows seniors to work, continue to work without affecting their Social Security. It seems hard to believe that our tax law would actually punish people for working. I am pleased that my colleagues on the Republican side after 6 years have finally decided to help seniors who want to continue working. This is the first we have had a clean vote on this issue. These are the very same seniors, the ones who cannot afford their medication or their prescription because our Medicare system does not cover it. I am glad that we are actually going to let them now work and earn that money so they can pay for their prescriptions, because this Congress has not passed a bill on that. Mr. Speaker, it is estimated that approximately 45 percent of seniors have no prescription benefit. These are the seniors who choose every month between buying food, paying their bills, or buying their medication. Some have to buy their medication but skip days just to make it longer. I am disappointed that this Congress has not moved aggressively on prescription medication for seniors. But at least by passing this bill, we will let them continue to work so they can afford their medication.”