All Americans, especially seniors, want and deserve affordable and accessible healthcare. But attaining that goal will be next to impossible under the Obama Administration’s proposal.

Jim Martin, at a counter rally to an event organized on Capitol Hill by MoveOn.org, criticized the group while praising the long overdue prescription drug benefit. There’s an old saying that a lie can travel half way around the world before the truth can get its shoes on. Well the truth has now arrived.

Statement By 60 Plus Association President Jim Martin: “Page 3 of the March 23rd edition of The Hill titled “House Dems launch spring offensive on Medicare law” is listed under the banner of “News.” I humbly disagree: the banner should have read “Old News” at best, “Demagoguery” more precisely.”

The legislation on drug reimportation proposed recently by Senator John McCain is both unwise and unhealthy. And in fact, the Senator’s plan should be labeled, ‘Hazardous To Your Health.’ President Bush just signed into law legislation crafted by Congress to provide a prescription drug benefit while improving access to generic drugs for all Americans, negating the need to go outside the U.S. for drugs. The 60 Plus Association endorsed this long overdue proposal.

Jim Martin, President of the 60 Plus Association, praised the advertising campaign of the Bush Administration to inform the public about the provisions of the recently enacted Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act.

On December 8, President Bush signed the Medicare Reform Bill into law in a historic ceremony at Constitution Hall near the White House. Grassroots Leaders and members of 60 Plus Association played a prominent role in the ceremony.

Seniors Hail President Bush And Congress Medicare Bill Signed Into Law by 60 Plus Association President Jim Martin “The day has arrived…finally…a history-making modernization of Medicare with its long-awaited prescription drug benefit for seniors. President Bush made a campaign promise to deliver a prescription drug benefit for seniors. He kept his promise with today’s bill signing at Constitution Hall.”

Jim Martin, President of the 60 Plus Association, called on the opponents of the Medicare Prescription Drug Bill to stop their delaying tactics and vote on the bill itself.