Kevin Brady: “Let me talk about the underlying bill here. I was on the Ways and Means Committee when we worked with President Bush to…”

“Let me talk about the underlying bill here. I was on the Ways and Means Committee when we worked with President Bush to create the first affordable drug plan for seniors. Then-leader Pelosi and Democrats tried their best to kill it. They all voted against it. The gentlewoman famously predicted that creating the part D drug program for our seniors would end ``Medicare as we know it.'' Can you imagine how many seniors' lives would have been lost if Democrats had succeeded in stopping the affordable Medicare drug program that 43 million seniors have come to depend upon? Nancy Pelosi and Democrats were dangerously wrong then. Can Americans afford the pain and lost lives of our loved ones when they are dangerously wrong again? We oppose this amendment, and we oppose the underlying bill. I yield back the balance of my time. The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Massachusetts (Mr. Kennedy). The amendment was agreed to. Amendment No. 5 Offered by Mr. O'Halleran The Acting CHAIR. It is now in order to consider amendment No. 5 printed in part B of House Report 116-334.”