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arychoiceofaffordablecoverageforprescriptiondrugs.(alause.)

lifesavingdrugsareanindieablepartofmodernmedicine.noonecreatingamedicareprogramtodaywouldeventhinkofexcludingcoverageforprescriptiondrugs.yetmorethanthreeinfiveofourseniorsnowlackdependabledrugcoveragewhichcanlengthenandenrichtheirlives.millioofolderamericawhoneedprescriptiondrugsthemostpaythehighestpricesforthem.ingoodcocience,wecaotletanotheryearpawithoutextendingtoallourseniorsthislifelineofaffordableprescriptiondrugs.(alause.)

recordnumbersofamericaareprovidingforagingorailinglovedonesathome.it''saloving,butadifficultandoftenveryexpeivechoice.lastyear,iproposeda$1,000taxcreditforlong-termcare.frankly,itwa''tenough.thisyear,let''stripleit,to$3,000.(alause.)butthisyear,let''spait.(alause.)

wealsohavetomakeneededinvestmentstoexpandaccetomentalhealthcare.iwanttotakeamomenttothankthepersonwholedourfirstwhitehouseconferenceonmentalhealthlastyear,andwhoforsevenyearshasledalloureffortstobreakdownthebarrierstodecenttreatmentofpeoplewithmentalillne.thankyou,tiergore.(alause.)

takentogether,theseproposalswouldmarkthelargestinvestmentinhealthcareinthe35yearssincemedicarewascreated--thelargestinvestmentin35years.thatwouldbeabigsteptowardauringqualityhealthcareforallamerica,youngandold.andiaskyoutoembracethemandpathem.(alause.)

wemustalsomakeinvestmentsthatrewardworkandsuortfamilies.nothingdoesthatbetterthantheearnedincometaxcredit--theeitc.(alause.)the"e"intheeitcisaboutearning,working,takingreoibilityandbeingrewardedforit.inmyveryfirstaddretoyou,iaskedcongretogreatlyexpandthiscredit;andyoudid.asaresult,in1998alone,theeitchelpedmorethan4.3millionamericaworktheirwayoutofpovertytowardthemiddlecla.that''sdoublethenumberin1993.

tonight,iproposeanothermajorexpaionoftheeitc:toreducethemarriagepenalty,tomakesureitrewardsmarriageasitrewardswork--(alause)--andalso,toexpandthetaxcreditforfamiliesthathavemorethantwochildren.itpunishespeoplewithmorethantwochildrentoday.(alause.)ourpro

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