,,iv  #aae? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,,res4 #bae  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,m>* #ba1 #bjag,mr4   
,bilirakis 7= himself & ,mr4 ,ma/7      
submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0     
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy &      
,comm]ce1 & 9 addition to ! ,committee  
on ,ways & ,means1 = a p]iod to be      
subsequ5tly det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 9 ea* 
case = consid]ation ( su* provisions z  
fall )9 ! jurisdiction ( ! committee    
conc]n$  ,,resolution  ,express+ ! fact 
t ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives supports !  
sy/em = prescription drug cov]age       
provid$ "u "p ,d ( ! ,m$ic>e program &  
believes t *anges to su* sy/em %\ld n be
 "p ( ! ,am]ican ,heal? ,c>e ,act (     
#bjag4  ,:]eas 9 #bjjc1 ,congress creat$
 "p ,d ( ! ,m$ic>e program1 :i* provid$ 
volunt>y1 outpati5t prescription drug   
cov]age = s5iors2 ,:]eas 9 #bjae1 ab\t  
#ci million ,m$ic>e b5efici>ies receiv$ 
prescription drug b5efits ?r\gh a       
,m$ic>e "p ,d plan or a ,m$ic>e         
,advantage plan2 ,:]eas ano!r #b million

 su* b5efici>ies receiv$ drug assi/ance 
?r\gh a "p ,d subsidiz$ retiree heal?   
plan2 ,:]eas program co/s "u "p ,d h be5
 l[] ?an e/imat$ at ! beg9n+ ( !        
program2 ,:]eas ! #bjjd ,m$ic>e ,tru/ees
 ,report project$ ! total program sp5d+ 
w\ld be #he billion 9 #bjjf & w\ld gr[  
to #afb billion by #bjac2 ,:]eas actual 
,m$ic>e sp5d+ 0 #gj billion 9 #bjac2    
,:]eas accord+ to a ,heal?c>e ,lead]%ip 
,c\ncil1 #hi p]c5t ( ,am]icans age #fe &
 old] are satisfi$ ) _! cov]age & #he   
p]c5t say t !y consid] _! ,m$ic>e drug  
plan to be a good value2 ,:]eas "u !    
/&>d ,m$ic>e ,prescription ,drug ,b5efit
 = #bjag1 b5efici>ies rea* a cov]age    
gap1 commonly kn[n z ! d\ghnut hole1 :5 
_! total drug co/s rea* #c1gjj2 ,:]eas  
b5efici>ies rea* a cata/rophic cov]age  
?re%old :5 _! drug co/s rea* #h1jga2    
,:]eas 9 #bjaj1 z a "p ( ! ,pati5t      
,protection & ,af=dable ,c>e ,act1 x 0  
f\nd t ! cov]age gap w end by #bjbj2 &  
,:]eas _m s5iors h be5 misl$ into       
believ+ t ! cov]age gap w be repeal$    

dur+ heal? c>e re=m3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x   
,t ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives-- 7#a7     
supports ! sy/em = prescription drug    
cov]age provid$ "u "p ,d ( ! ,m$ic>e    
program2 &  7#b7 believes t *anges to   
su* sy/em %\ld n be "p ( ! ,am]ican     
,heal? ,c>e ,act ( #bjag4