Sylvester Turner: “during this special order hour, the Members of the Democratic side of the aisle are going to talk about an issue that we…”

“during this special order hour, the Members of the Democratic side of the aisle are going to talk about an issue that we feel very strongly about, and that is the problem that senior citizens are having today affording their prescription medicines. We just heard a few remarks a moment ago from the gentleman from Georgia (Mr. Kingston) talking about this problem, and yet the real heart of the problem lies in the fact that this Congress, and particularly those on the Republican side of the aisle, have refused to really deal with this problem of providing adequate prescription drugs for our seniors. In fact, next week we are going to have a Republican plan presented on the floor of this House. Now, we do not know yet, since we are the party in the minority, whether the Republican majority will allow us to present our alternative plan or not. It may be very difficult for them to allow us to do so, because our plan is so attractive to America's seniors. But we are here this afternoon because we believe it is important for the American people and our senior citizens to understand the differences in what the two parties are proposing to do to help our seniors afford their prescription medications. Ever since I have been in Congress, I have received hundreds of letters from our seniors complaining about the high cost of prescription drugs.”