Political Quotes

“that is so very vital. We have talked about the fact that too many of our seniors are forced to choose between groceries and prescriptions and to make very challenging decisions. For some it is literally a matter of life and death. I had a woman from Austin, Texas, write me recently about an experience that is really of great concern to her family. She says that her brother recently underwent a kidney transplant and he is about to turn 65, at which time he will be forced to go on Medicare and give up the insurance that he previously has had. But he is now going to have to have these anti-rejection drugs after having had the transplant, and she expresses the concern that they just do not know where they will find the money because the cost of these anti-rejection drugs is really prohibitive, they cannot get any coverage on Medicare and at this point, though they are not wealthy people, they do not qualify for any kind of welfare program. And these kind of folks I gather would just be excluded from the insurance subsidy plan that the Republicans are advancing.”