[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 146 (2000), Part 14]
[House]
[Page 19708]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



     PRESCRIPTION DRUG COVERAGE FOR AMERICA'S SENIORS IS IMPORTANT

  (Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas. Mr. Speaker, prescription drug coverage for 
America's seniors is important. Our two parties differ, however.
  Republicans believe in choice, not government control. Americans 
themselves can always make decisions that best meet their individuals 
needs. On the other hand, Democrats believe government, not 
individuals, make the best decisions for all people in every 
circumstance.
  The Clinton-Gore administration's prescription drug proposals are 
total government control. Vice President Gore claims to have a recipe 
of hopes and promises. But when we get in the kitchen, we discover it 
is the same old concoction of government ingredients and bureaucratic 
spices. One can present it any way one wants to, but one knows it still 
tastes the same, it still smells the same. It is not good.
  We need a prescription drug benefit under Medicare that offers 
seniors real choices without government control. Americans do not want, 
need, or deserve any more Hillary care.

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