Posted on 11/26/2003 12:10:57 AM PST by JohnHuang2
Edited on 07/12/2004 4:10:50 PM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]
The Senate yesterday approved historic Medicare prescription-drug legislation, clearing the way for President Bush's signature on the largest expansion of the government health program since its creation in 1965.
"Today is an extraordinary [day], it's a fateful and a red-letter day for seniors and, indeed, for all Americans," said Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist, Tennessee Republican, after the measure passed 54-44.
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