I believe the part that was being read regards the ability of any citizen under the Medicare program to be able to go out to their own pharmacy. There will be, under this plan, the right for a guaranteed benefit instead of the ploy that we have heard about all day that is really the product of the public relations firm.
On the recordJune 28, 2000
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Discussing Medicare program benefits during a House floor debate.
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