Lloyd Bentsen: “It is significant because yesterday, Democrats were told and, in fact, a number of Republicans as it turned out, were…”

“It is significant because yesterday, Democrats were told and, in fact, a number of Republicans as it turned out, were told that we could not offer a broad-based, voluntary, universal prescription drug program under Medicare because the fiscal year 2001 budget resolution did not provide for it. But today, barely 24 hours later, as I and others predicted, the Republican leadership has decided that the paper that the budget resolution is written on is not worth very much. So, we have before us a rule that shows the true hypocrisy of the Republican leadership when it comes to the question of providing true prescription, affordable prescription drug coverage for America's senior citizens.”