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Congressman President Bush’s State of the Union Address “This year, as our nation faces enormous challenges at home and abroad, Congress and the President must put politics aside and take steps to provide long term solutions to America ’s problems.” “The “As the President considers ways to help Americans struggling with the high cost of health care, I hope his first step will be to help seniors struggling to make sense of the Administration’s new Medicare prescription drug plan. The President should support legislation to delay the deadline for enrollment in Medicare Part D. Furthermore, to reduce the cost of the program, President Bush should allow the Department of Health and Human Services to negotiate with drug companies for lower prices on the medications used by Medicare beneficiaries. “Americans are also
struggling with the high prices at the pump.
This Administration has repeatedly proposed spoiling “Finally, with countless U.S. service men and women stationed across the globe, Congress and the President must work to ensure our troops in the field and our troops here at home – local law enforcement and emergency responders – have the resources they need to keep our country and communities safe.”
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