ANNOUNCER: Every week, Bob Darthez has to afford his groceries and prescription drugs. He's worked a lifetime, but now he's at the mercy of the big drug companies. They're using money and lobbyists to stop progress in Washington. Al Gore is taking them on. Fighting for a Medicare prescription drug benefit for seniors like Bob Darthez.

AL GORE: People can't afford these ridiculously high prices for prescription medicines. When their doctors prescribe medicine for their health and their well-being, they ought to be able to take it.