Woerner
05-19-2004, 07:16 AM
Democrats and Republicans are scrambling to gain the support of AARP on differing versions of Medicare reforms, in an effort to gain votes this November. However, it seems the seniors group has a swing vote that easily shifts on issues each party thought they had support on. Democrats are crafting prescription drug legislation, but AARP says it still may not endorse the plan.
“They were counting on AARP to help them enact a drug benefit that President Bush could champion in his re-election bid. Now it seemed that AARP was threatening to hang tough on key issues that the Republicans would have a hard time endorsing.”
“The e-mail indicated that AARP was really willing to settle key issues very easily. "Privately, we are suggesting some fairly moderate ways for handling the biggest issues in an effort to find an agreement that can be passed," wrote Hansen, a former aerospace lobbyist.”
To read more go to: http://www.alternet.org/story.html?StoryID=18719
“They were counting on AARP to help them enact a drug benefit that President Bush could champion in his re-election bid. Now it seemed that AARP was threatening to hang tough on key issues that the Republicans would have a hard time endorsing.”
“The e-mail indicated that AARP was really willing to settle key issues very easily. "Privately, we are suggesting some fairly moderate ways for handling the biggest issues in an effort to find an agreement that can be passed," wrote Hansen, a former aerospace lobbyist.”
To read more go to: http://www.alternet.org/story.html?StoryID=18719