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Lloyd Bentsen: I ran into more and more seniors who said the biggest concern they had was the cost of prescription drugs, and the…

On the recordApril 10, 2000
I ran into more and more seniors who said the biggest concern they had was the cost of prescription drugs, and the problems that they had of having to choose between buying their groceries at the end of the month or buying the pharmaceuticals that were being prescribed to them by the doctors. That was the issue, and that was the poll.
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Lloyd Bentsen
Texas

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Discussing the concerns of seniors regarding prescription drug costs.

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