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To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (497784)	11/24/2003 1:11:02 PM
From: John Carragher	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769670

cnn says senate will vote soon on drug bill they have the votes required to pass it... Ted burst another vessel as he says this will destroy medicare and bring into private companies.. He is not against the spending bill only the test in 2010.

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (497784)	11/24/2003 1:11:30 PM
From: PROLIFE	Respond to of 769670

didn't call him slickwilly for nothing.

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (497784)	11/24/2003 1:16:31 PM
From: Thomas A Watson	Respond to of 769670

kenny, by what measure... more people moved into poverty and became homeless. Millions of illegal aliens swarmed accross the borders and stupid policies caused all the expenses the are breaking CA and other western states. Yes mr. bill being masturbated by monica and whomever did nothing to screw things up until the end. President Bush was calling for lower interest rates while stupid gore and mr. bill where saying everything is wonderful. Some just cannot admit they are hateful anti Americans.

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (497784)	11/24/2003 2:43:53 PM
From: Hope Praytochange	Respond to of 769670

Twenty-two Democrats and independent Sen. James Jeffords of Vermont joined 47 Republicans in voting to end Kennedy's filibuster. Three Republicans, Sens. Lincoln Chafee of Rhode Island, Chuck Hagel of Nebraska and John McCain of Arizona, supported Kennedy. The bill would provide a prescription drug benefit for Medicare beneficiaries for the first time since the giant health care program for seniors was created in 1965, with subsidies to help lower-income seniors pay the premiums and other costs. It also would provide subsidies to insurance companies in hopes they would offer private coverage to seniors -- a provision viewed with favor by conservatives but suspicion by many Democrats.

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (497784)	11/24/2003 2:45:10 PM
From: Hope Praytochange	Respond to of 769670

Sens. Dianne Feinstein of California and Ron Wyden of Oregon announced they would vote for the bill, bringing the number of announced Democratic supporters to nine. Republicans control the Senate 51-48 with one independent. In her speech, Feinstein catalogued a series of provisions that would provide additional funding for her home state, adding: "I intend to support this bill, and not because it is perfect, but because I believe it brings substantial help to people who need that help in my state of California." Wyden, too, described the bill as something of a mixed blessing. On balance, he said he had decided to vote for it, but call his decision a "very, very tough call."

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (497784)	11/24/2003 2:46:06 PM
From: Hope Praytochange	Respond to of 769670

do senior citizen have medical bill under willie admin ???

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (497784)	11/24/2003 2:47:27 PM
From: Hope Praytochange	Respond to of 769670

The far-reaching bill would increase Medicare funding for doctors, hospitals and other health care providers, particularly in rural areas, where reimbursement levels are far below what is paid in other regions of the country. It also provides billions of dollars to companies to encourage them to retain the health coverage they provide their retirees. For the first time, higher-earning seniors would be required to pay more for their Medicare Part B premiums than other beneficiaries. The measure also retains the current ban on the importation of lower-cost prescription drugs from Canada, and establishes tax-preferred health savings accounts for individuals with high-deductible insurance coverage.