[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 150 (2004), Part 8]
[House]
[Page 9947]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




            SENIORS WILL NOT BE SCARED BY PARTISAN RHETORIC

  (Mr. WILSON of South Carolina asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. WILSON of South Carolina. Mr. Speaker, after years of rhetoric 
and empty promises on improving health care, on June 1 seniors will 
finally be able to save money on their prescription drugs by choosing a 
drug discount card that best suits them. This is only possible because 
the Republican Congress and President Bush passed bipartisan 
legislation that modernizes Medicare and provided a real prescription 
drug benefit that means immediate savings for seniors across the 
Nation.
  While some Members are engaging in partisan scare tactics in an 
election year, they cannot stop seniors from discovering true savings 
through the discount cards in less than a month. Seniors can choose 
with confidence because each card program will be monitored by the 
Department of Health and Human Services and can expect savings from 10 
to 25 percent on drug costs.
  Seniors who want more information on the drug discount cards can log 
into www.medicare.gov or call 1-800-MEDICARE.
  In conclusion, God bless our troops and we will never forget 
September 11.

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