For Immediate Release
Office of the Press Secretary
November 24, 2003

Remarks by the President to the Travel Pool
Peterson Air Force Base
Colorado Springs, Colorado

4:34 P.M. MST

THE PRESIDENT: Because of key votes in the United States Senate today, we're moving closer to Medicare reform, a reform package that will make the system modern, make sure our seniors have prescription drug coverage, better choices.

I want to commend the Senate for moving the modernization bill forward. I look forward to them completing their work and getting a bill to my desk that I can sign. Modernizing Medicare will make the system better and will enable us to say to millions of seniors, we've kept our promise to America's seniors.

Thank you, all.

END 4:35 P.M. MST