[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 4]
[House]
[Page 4854]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




             DEMOCRATS AND CONFUSING SENIORS ABOUT MEDICARE

  (Ms. FOXX asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Ms. FOXX. Madam Speaker, I rise today to discuss the new Medicare 
prescription drug benefit. Under this historic program, seniors are 
receiving the drugs they need at reduced cost. So far, more than 27 
million Medicare beneficiaries are now getting coverage and saving 
money on their prescription drugs. Even more amazing is that 380,000 
new beneficiaries are signing up each week.
  This is a program that is working for most seniors, and any early 
problems are quickly being corrected. The new drug coverage offers more 
and better choices at a lower cost. Premiums have been lowered to an 
average of $25 a month, down from the $37 that was previously 
estimated. Yet Democrats continue their coordinated campaign of 
confusion. On the one hand they are telling seniors that the 
prescription drug program is a disaster, and then in the same breath 
they are urging them to sign up. Mr. Speaker, this reminds me of 
someone turning to you and saying, ``Hey, this milk tastes bad. Try 
it.''
  Seniors are hearing from Democrats that the milk is bad, yet they are 
being asked to taste it. It is no wonder some seniors are confused. I 
would be, too.

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