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    This page contains Congressional resolutions. Resolutions indicate the topics that legislators care about, but cannot legislate about.

00-BDC2 on Jun 28, 2000

Resolution: the Blue Dog Coalition press release:
Source: Blue Dog Coalition press release
We strongly believe that Congress should enact a Medicare prescription drug benefit that is available, affordable, dependable and voluntary for all seniors. The Blue Dog Coalition supports proposals to provide prescription drug coverage through a defined Medicare benefit that is available to all Medicare beneficiaries. Given the shortcomings of existing private plans, we believe that relying on private sector insurance plans will leave many beneficiaries without adequate coverage.
    An effective prescription drug benefit must:
  1. provide a benefit which is available to all seniors, including those in rural areas;
  2. provide equal treatment for all seniors, without disparities in coverage between rural, urban and suburban regions;
  3. use market power of seniors to reduce costs through competition;
  4. help low and middle-income seniors afford prescription medicine costs;
  5. allow participation by local pharmacists, not just mail order pharmacies; and
  6. be consistent with Medicare modernization.
Providing prescription drug coverage as a Medicare defined benefit ensures that all seniors, regardless of where they live, will have access to the same benefit plan. The Coalition opposes H.R. 4680, unless it is modified to provide all seniors with the option of prescription drug coverage.

Relying on private sector plans to deliver prescription drug coverage will not achieve the goals outlined above. It will not be cost effective for private plans to offer coverage in rural areas, which will result in expensive government subsidies to attract plans to rural areas. Rural seniors should not be forced to pay higher premiums or have less generous benefits, simply because they live in areas that are not financially attractive to private insurance companies.”


  • Topic: Health Care
  • Headline: Prescription drug benefit within Medicare

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Democrats participating in 00-BDC2

Michael Arcuri s1aNew York Democrat (until 2010) 
Joe Baca s1aCalifornia Democratic Challenger 
John Barrow s1aGeorgia Democrat 
Melissa Bean s1aIllinois Democrat (Unseated 2010) 
Marion Berry s1aArkansas Former Democrat (until 2010) 
Sanford Bishop s1aGeorgia Democrat 
Dan Boren s1aOklahoma Democratic Governor Challenger 
Leonard Boswell s1aIowa Democrat 
Allen Boyd s1aFlorida Former Democrat (until 2010) 
Dennis Cardoza s1aCalifornia Democrat (Retiring 2012) 
Chris Carney s1aPennsylvania Democrat (Retired 2010) 
Ben Chandler s1aKentucky Democrat 
Gary Condit s1aCalifornia Democrat 
Jim Cooper s1aTennessee Democrat 
Jim Costa s1aCalifornia Democrat 
Bud Cramer s1aAlabama Democrat (Retired 2008) 
Lincoln Davis s1aTennessee Democrat (until 2010) 
Joe Donnelly s1aIN Democratic Challenger 
Gabby Giffords s1aArizona Democrat (Resigned 2012) 
Kirsten Gillibrand s1aNew York Democrat 
Bart Gordon s1aTennessee Democrat (until 2010) 
Ralph Moody Hall s1aTexas Democrat 
Jane Harman s1aCalifornia Democrat (Resigned 2011) 
Stephanie Herseth s1aSouth Dakota Democratic (until 2010) 
Baron Hill s1aIndiana Democrat (until 2010) 
Tim Holden s1aPennsylvania Democrat (Lost 2012 Primary) 
Steve Israel s1aNew York Democrat 
Nicholas Lampson s1aTexas Democrat (Unseated 2008) 
William Lipinski s1aIllinois Democrat (Until 2004) 
Ken Lucas s1aKentucky Democrat (Until 2004) 
Tim Mahoney s1aFlorida Democrat (Unseated 2008) 
Jim Marshall s1aGeorgia Former Democrat (until 2010) 
Jim Matheson s1aUtah Democrat 
Mike McIntyre s1aNorth Carolina Democrat 
Michael Michaud s1aMaine Democratic Governor Challenger 
Dennis Moore s1aKansas Democrat (until 2010) 
Patrick Joseph Murphy s1aPennsylvania Democrat (until 2010) 
Collin Peterson s1aMinnesota Democrat/Farmer/Labor 
David Phelps s1aIllinois Democrat 
Earl Pomeroy s1aNorth Dakota Democrat (until 2010) 
Mike Ross s1aArkansas Democratic Governor Challenger 
John Salazar s1aColorado Democrat (Unseated 2010) 
Loretta Sanchez s1aCalifornia Democrat 
Max Sandlin s1aTexas Democrat (Until 2004) 
Adam Schiff s1aCalifornia Democrat 
David Scott s1aGeorgia Democrat 
Ronnie Shows s1aMississippi Democrat 
Heath Shuler s1aNorth Carolina Democrat (retiring 2012) 
Norman Sisisky s1aVirginia Democrat 
Zack Space s1aOhio Democrat (until 2010) 
Charles Stenholm s1aTexas Democrat 
John Tanner s1aTennessee Democrat (until 2010) 
Ellen Tauscher s1aCalifornia Former Democrat (until 2009) 
Gene Taylor s1aMississippi Democratic Challenger 
Mike Thompson s1aCalifornia Democrat 
Jim Turner s1aTexas Democrat (Until 2004) 
Charlie Wilson s1aOhio Democrat (until 2010) 



Republicans participating in 00-BDC2



Independents participating in 00-BDC2

Brad Carson s1aOK 2004 former Democratic challenger; US Representative 
Brad Ellsworth s1aIN 2010 Democratic Challenger 
Harold Ford s1aNY 2010 Democratic Primary Challenger; previously US Rep (TN) 
Chris John s1aLA 2004 former Democratic challenger; US Representative 
Charles Melancon s1aLA 2010 Democratic Senate Challenger; currently US Rep. 



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Democrats: 57
Republicans: 0
Independents: 5


















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