[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 4]
[House]
[Page 4855]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                            MEDICARE PART D

  (Mr. GINGREY asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. GINGREY. Madam Speaker, I rise and share yet another story of 
success regarding the Medicare part D prescription drug benefit. Today 
I would like to tell you about Lola Squires of Cedartown, Georgia.
  Lola is a widow and lives on a fixed income. As you can imagine, 
every dollar of her monthly budget is precious to her livelihood. Due 
to chronic illness, Lola was paying $1,000 a month for her prescription 
drugs, which used up almost all of her income.
  Lola is now enrolled in a Medicare part D plan. As my office was 
assisting her, we learned that she did qualify for the extra help due 
to her limited resources, and I am happy to report, as of today, Lola 
is paying a mere $27 a month for her medication. $27 a month. That is a 
saving of more than $900 every month for Lola.
  Madam Speaker, the Medicare part D success stories are pouring in. 
Seniors have until May 15 to enroll in a plan without penalty; so in 
the next few weeks, it is absolutely essential that Congress put real 
people over partisan politics and help our seniors get the medicine 
they need to stay well.

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