[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 5]
[House]
[Page 7061]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




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                        AN APPEAL FOR SENIORCARE

  (Mr. KAGEN asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. KAGEN. Madam Speaker, I rise today to respectfully request that 
the administration be kind to Wisconsin's elders by granting a waiver 
to SeniorCare, an extraordinarily successful prescription drug program. 
SeniorCare does three things we should all appreciate: It saves tax 
dollars, it is nearly half the cost of Medicare part D, and it offers a 
broader range of prescription drugs to our elders.
  The AARP found that 94 percent of SeniorCare enrollees are better 
served by SeniorCare than by part D. And SeniorCare is easy to 
understand. It has a simple, one-page application form and an annual 
fee of only $30. Simply put, SeniorCare is a better program than 
Medicare part D and it should be imitated across America.
  But SeniorCare cannot continue without permission from the Bush 
administration. I am appealing to the conscience of the President. 
Please, please be kind to our elders. Allow SeniorCare to continue, for 
it saves not only taxpayers' money, it also saves their very lives.

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