Thomas Foley: “I am delighted to speak before the Congress today and the American people, and I would like to obviously go back to a…”

“I am delighted to speak before the Congress today and the American people, and I would like to obviously go back to a subject of importance, but before I do I think it was very important the comments of the gentlewoman from Texas (Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson) about prescription drugs. It is timely. It is important. I would remind all those listening, though, that we have been here, at least with this administration, for almost 7 rac{3}{4} years and just in the last several months have we seen conversation relative to prescription drugs. The gentlewoman from Texas (Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson) quoted some statistics showing the increase in inflation and cost of drugs year in and year out, and she is correct. They have been going up year in and year out, but only in an election year did they finally come forward with a plan that would provide some degree of prescription drug coverage, but one has to read the plan to see exactly what it entails and make certain they are not getting trapped in another big government program.”