Thomas Foley: “I just suggest that the candidates for office use facts, not fiction; that they tell the voters the truth and not make…”

“I just suggest that the candidates for office use facts, not fiction; that they tell the voters the truth and not make up stories about imaginary drugs being taken by their dog or mother-in-law. I think the senior citizens of America deserve the truth and, regrettably, they do not get it, because they have to get made-up stories about drugs being taken by Fido, the dog, and the mother-in-law. I think the mother-in-law must be embarrassed today because her drug formulary has now been released to the public, despite the Vice President's insistence that we have privacy in medical records. My colleagues, it is serious. People need prescription drugs. They need it in Florida; they need it now. But they certainly do not need conjured-up stories by the candidates for office proclaiming to know the facts about their own medical histories and lying to the American public.”