This bill is a poor and paltry substitute for a comprehensive prescription drug benefit for American seniors. The House passed a bipartisan comprehensive Medicare prescription drug benefit in June. The Senate has not yet passed a bill. This bill is quite simply not good enough for those of us in the House who did the hard work to pass a real prescription drug benefit bill available to all American seniors, and it remains our hope that we will be able to pass a real prescription drug bill before the end of this year.
Richard K. Armey: “This bill is a poor and paltry substitute for a comprehensive prescription drug benefit for American seniors. The House…”
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Discussing the inadequacy of a proposed prescription drug benefit bill for seniors.
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