[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 12]
[House]
[Pages 15791-15792]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




            ENSURE QUALITY OF CARE AND SOLVENCY OF MEDICARE

  (Mr. BURNS asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. BURNS. Mr. Speaker, while the House is in the midst of debate 
that will improve Medicare for millions of seniors, we must ensure both 
the quality of care and the solvency of the Medicare system for all of 
our seniors.

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  Mr. Speaker, the prescription drug benefit we institute must be 
coupled with meaningful reforms within Medicare. We must provide 
meaningful prescription drug coverage and reforms to Medicare for 
seniors, both today and tomorrow.

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