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Congresswoman Heather Wilson, First Congressional District of New Mexico


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Wilson Requests House Hearing on Medicare Program May 22, 2006
 
Hearings would highlight successes, & consider merits of proposed improvements


Washington, DC – Congresswoman Heather Wilson, a member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, today released a letter requesting hearings on the Medicare prescription program.

Wilson (R-NM), joined by 15 other Republican members of the House (listed below), is requesting hearings that would serve to examine both successes and potential improvements to the historic new benefit for seniors that now serves 38 million Americans.

Complete text of the letter is below:

Dear Chairman Thomas and Chairman Barton,

We are pleased with the progress of the Medicare prescription drug benefit and would like to formally request your committees hold hearings on the program. We were pleased to see the commitment this week of the Ways and Means Committee to hold a hearing in the coming weeks. Additionally, several Republican Members have introduced legislation or suggested improvements to the Medicare drug program that we believe have merit and deserve debate and consideration in your respective committees.

More than 38 million seniors are now covered, are getting prescriptions filled, and are saving money with this new benefit. Strong participation in the program and competition in the marketplace has lowered costs for seniors and the government. Surveys show seniors are satisfied with the new benefit and are saving money with the program.

We believe these successes need highlighting, but we also believe some of our colleagues have offered ideas to strengthen and improve the new benefit that deserve consideration.

We appreciate your leadership on this issue and your consideration of our request. We share your commitment to ensuring that the new Medicare prescription drug benefit is successful and provides the greatest benefit possible to our seniors.

Cosigners of the letter:

Heather Wilson

Shelly Moore Capito

Ginny Brown Waite

Charlie Dent

Judy Biggert

Charlie Bass

Sue Kelly

Tom Petri

Jeb Bradley

John Sweeney

Jim Saxton

John McHugh

John Porter

Jim Gerlach

Rick Renzi

Frank Wolf

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