Woerner
06-15-2004, 07:54 AM
The President used his trip to Missouri yesterday, to build support for the new Medicare discount drug program and convince more seniors to register. On the other side of the fence, Democrats know that this is a very important voting issue this election year. They’re hoping confusion over the way the plan works will hurt Bush’s re-election campaign.
"The reason we're here is to share information. We're trying to fight through the clutter, the noise, so that people can understand that there is a great opportunity to take advantage of a good piece of legislation," Bush told a crowd in Missouri, a crucial swing state. "Keep putting the word out. This is a program that helps people."
"If the big story this summer is that no one is signing up then that bodes poorly for the permanent plan in 2006," he said. "Then the Congress and the president have not delivered on their promise, and that becomes an election issue."
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"The reason we're here is to share information. We're trying to fight through the clutter, the noise, so that people can understand that there is a great opportunity to take advantage of a good piece of legislation," Bush told a crowd in Missouri, a crucial swing state. "Keep putting the word out. This is a program that helps people."
"If the big story this summer is that no one is signing up then that bodes poorly for the permanent plan in 2006," he said. "Then the Congress and the president have not delivered on their promise, and that becomes an election issue."
To read more go to: http://www.nynewsday.com/news/nationworld/nation/ny-usmedi133851201jun15,0,6099583.story?coll=ny-nationalnews-headlines