Kevin Brady: “this is an important night for the seniors in my community. I am proud the House is standing up for seniors who…”

“this is an important night for the seniors in my community. I am proud the House is standing up for seniors who desperately need an affordable, permanent prescription drug plan under Medicare, and who need it right now. The House plan gives America's seniors the right to choose the Medicare prescription plan that is best for them with catastrophic protection for the very costly illnesses, extra help for the poor who need it the most, and lower drug prices for all seniors using group buying power so drug companies will compete for our business and not the other way around. That means for nearly half up Texas' seniors on Medicare, they will receive up to $2,000 of essentially free medicine each year that they need, and that is real help. Thankfully, tonight we are rejecting the alternatives, alluringly irresponsible schemes that are simply too good to be true, schemes that would bankrupt Medicare within 10 years and leave our vulnerable seniors to face grim choices. I support the Republican plan, and my seniors do as well.”