Transcript of "Priority MD"
ANNOUNCER: Under Clinton-Gore, prescription drug prices have skyrocketed—and nothing's been done. George Bush has a plan: add a prescription drug benefit to Medicare.
BUSH: Every senior will have access to prescription drug benefits.
ANNOUNCER: And Al Gore? Gore opposed bipartisan reform. He's pushing a big-government plan that lets Washington bureaucrats interfere with what your doctors prescribe. The Gore prescription plan: bureaucrats decide. The Bush prescription plan: seniors choose.
Transcript of "Siding"
ANNOUNCER: The issue: prescription drugs. George Bush's approach leaves millions of seniors with no prescription drug coverage. None. And Bush forces seniors he does include to go to HMOs and insurance companies for coverage. The National Council of Senior Citizens says, "The Bush approach is favored by big drug companies and leaves millions with no help." Al Gore is taking on the big drug companies to pass a real prescription drug benefit that covers all seniors. George Bush? Siding with the big drug companies. The Gore plan: fighting for our seniors."
Transcript of "No Reductions"
BUSH: We will strengthen Social Security and Medicare for the greatest generation and for generations to come. I believe great decisions are made with care, made with conviction. We will make prescription drugs available and affordable for every senior who needs them. You earned your benefits. You made your plans. And President George W. Bush will keep the promise of Social Security. No changes. No reductions. No way.
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