[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 3]
[House]
[Page 4118]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                    THE NEW YORK TIMES GOT IT RIGHT

  (Ms. FOXX asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. FOXX. Mr. Speaker, I never thought I would stand on our House 
floor and say the words I am about to say, but here goes: the New York 
Times got it right.
  Yes, you heard me correctly. Over the weekend, the New York Times ran 
an article touting the success of the new Medicare prescription drug 
program with the headlines: ``For some who solve the puzzle, Medicare 
drug plan pays off.''
  It is about time that the mainstream media started reporting on the 
success of the Medicare program. For months Republicans have been 
holding town halls and coming to this floor to discuss how this 
historic program is helping America's seniors save money on their 
prescription drugs.
  But the media and Democrats have turned a blind eye. They have 
ignored folks such as Virginia Shores who thought she heard her 
pharmacist wrong when he told her that with her new Medicare 
prescription drug card the cost of her prescriptions was only $50, down 
from $250.
  Well, I suppose every once in a blue moon the mainstream media gets 
something right. Perhaps now is the time for Democrats to take time off 
from their demagoguery and actually listen to seniors.
  It is amazing what you can learn. Just look at the New York Times.

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