For Immediate Release
Office of the Press Secretary
January 29, 2001

Text of a Letter from the President to the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President of the Senate
January 29, 2001

Dear Mr. Speaker:   (Dear Mr. President:)

Enclosed please find the blueprint for my program to provide immediate assistance to help certain Medicare beneficiaries buy prescription drugs. I look forward to working with the Congress to enact these principles into law and to working together on comprehensive Medicare reform.

                              Sincerely,

                              GEORGE W. BUSH

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