[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 61 (Wednesday, May 17, 2000)]
[House]
[Pages H3183-H3184]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                 PRESCRIPTION DRUG COVERAGE FOR SENIORS

  (Mr. PITTS asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. PITTS. Mr. Speaker, not long ago, news anchor Tom Brokaw wrote a 
book in which he called today's seniors the greatest generation. After 
all, it was today's seniors who saw this country through the Depression 
and fought to save the world from Nazi aggression.
  Mr. Speaker, no American and no senior, those who have served this 
country so well for so many years,

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 should ever have to choose between putting food on the table and 
taking the medicine their doctor has prescribed. But today's advanced 
medications are expensive.
  The Republicans in the House have a plan to modernize Medicare by 
adding a prescription drug plan. This plan is fair, sensible and 
necessary. Under this plan, seniors will be able to choose the coverage 
that best suits their needs. It will protect seniors from high out-of-
pocket costs and be completely voluntary. The President and the 
minority party in Congress owe it to our seniors to stop the politics 
of fear and to support this bill.

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