Democratic
National Committee
"Big Hike"
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Jerry
Busser: I'm 72 and still working. I just couldn't afford to
retire because the bills. You don't take your medication you're
not
gonna live. Text: Shirley and Jerry Busser Lorain, Ohio TEXT: Bush law blocks Medicare from negotiating for lower Rx prices. Male Announcer: Americans need their President to stand up for them. Instead, President Bush sided with the big drug companies blocking Medicare from negotiating lower prescription prices. TEXT: "For seniors, Medicare cost hike is bitter pill" Chicago Tribune, 9/17/04 Male Announcer: Now Medicare premiums are going up seventeen percent. Shirley Busser: It's a thousand dollars a month but I can only really afford the four hundred dollars a month. My credit card is going sky high. TEXT: America can do better. Male Announcer: The Democratic National Committee is responsible for the content of this advertisement. |
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