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Joe Barton: I think this is a good bill. The provider part of it is almost universally supported. I think the prescription drug…

On the recordJune 27, 2002
I think this is a good bill. The provider part of it is almost universally supported. I think the prescription drug benefit is a good start. I think it could be improved. I would like at some point in time to have the ability to offer the additional option of a prescription drug savings account. Many in my district, over two-thirds of the seniors that I have talked to, have said that they would probably opt for some sort of a drug savings account if they were given that option, and I hope that later this year we could do that.
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Joe Barton
Republican · Texas

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Discussing the prescription drug benefit and potential improvements during a floor speech.

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