Senior citizens are not shy about letting those of us who are privileged to represent them know what they want. And what they want more than anything and most certainly need and deserve is a meaningful and affordable prescription drug benefit through our Medicare system.
Prescription drugs are expensive and continue to become more costly every year.
Although new and improved medicines are helping us live longer and more comfortably than ever before, runaway drug prices have threatened the retirement security of millions of seniors. We need to fix that and we are. Legislation just passed by the House with my strong support fits these principles like a glove. The bill we passed, which is now under consideration by the Senate, will ensure that every senior citizen and every disabled person who chooses to participate will have essential prescription drug coverage to protect them in time of need. Our action was the first necessary step of the process and it was a giant step.