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twitterLetter: Drug bill does not help seniors
Monday, Dec. 22, 2003 | 9:31 a.m.
Thank you Sens. Harry Reid and John Ensign for standing with Nevada seniors and voting against the president's so-called Medicare Prescription Drug Bill.
As if sending nuclear waste to Nevada wasn't bad enough, President Bush has broken his promise to help seniors with the high cost of prescription drugs. Under the pretense of adding a prescription drug benefit to Medicare, the president signed a law that will give billions of dollars to drug companies and the HMOs while shortchanging seniors. If that wasn't enough, the bill allows drug companies to keep prices high because it forbids Medicare from negotiating lower prices for drugs that many seniors need to survive.
Thankfully, our senators know that Nevada seniors deserve better. Please keep up the good work and continue fighting for Nevada seniors.
MICHAEL T. AUPPERLE
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