[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 150 (2004), Part 9]
[House]
[Page 11392]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




      SENIORS OF AMERICA DESERVE BETTER PRESCRIPTION DRUG COVERAGE

  (Ms. KILPATRICK asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. KILPATRICK. Mr. Speaker, the seniors of America deserve better. 
This Republican House and Republican Senate, as well as the President, 
have passed a Medicare bill at 3 in the morning that is a sham on 
seniors.
  Our seniors need and want lower prescription prices. This bill did 
nothing to lower prices. Medicare negotiates for lower prices for the 
bulk of the 40 million Americans who need assistance. This bill does 
not allow our seniors to go to Canada, where medicines cost two-thirds 
less than what they are in America.
  Finally, there is the discount card that is not a discount. Seniors, 
if you have a discount from a pension plan from yourself or your 
husband, it is going to be better than this one. Use it.
  Mr. Speaker, this is a sham on our seniors. Our seniors deserve more. 
They built our country. Let us do better. Help them get their 
medicines. They need them to survive.

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