[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 63 (Friday, May 19, 2006)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E916]
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                          PERSONAL EXPLANATION

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                         HON. GINNY BROWN-WAITE

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                          Friday, May 19, 2006

  Ms. GINNY BROWN-WAITE of Florida. Mr. Speaker, on Wednesday, May 10, 
2006, I voted for H. Res. 802 but unfortunately, the computer did not 
record my vote. I proudly support H. Res. 802, which encouraged all 
eligible Medicare beneficiaries who had not yet elected to enroll in 
the new Medicare Part D benefit to review the available options and to 
determine whether enrollment in a Medicare prescription drug plan best 
meets their current and future needs for prescription drug coverage. 
Please let the record show that had the computer recorded my vote, I 
would have voted in favor of the Resolution.
  Almost 80 percent of the seniors in my district have signed up for 
the Medicare Prescription Drug Plan. For the first time in history, 
seniors are saving up to 75 percent on their prescription drug costs, 
and constituents who are very happy with their plan repeatedly stop me. 
Most had a favorable experience when enrolling, and I hope that many 
others will join when the open enrollment begins again.

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