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On the recordSeptember 18, 2000
Is not it true, in fact, that what they did was to have a focus group or they got some high-powered, expensive political consultant to tell them what going by any meeting of the American Association of Retired Persons or retired teachers or many of our retired veterans could have told them for free, and that is that the Republicans are perceived here in the House and around the country as having done absolutely nothing to help seniors when it comes to the outrageous price of prescription drugs? They have sat on their hands. They have been here in charge now for right at 6 years, and they have done absolutely nothing. So after they got that input from this high-powered consultant, it only took a few days and then they were out in our Committee on Ways and Means with a proposal to subsidize insurance companies and make it appear that they were finally getting around to doing something.
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Lloyd Doggett
Democratic · Texas

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Criticizing Republicans for their inaction on prescription drug prices for seniors.

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