Ruppersberger and Residents of Eastern Baltimore County Participate in Capitol Hill Rally

(Washington, D.C.)- Congressman C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger (D-MD) and residents of Eastern Baltimore County participated in a Capitol Hill Rally on May 10, 2006.  The group called on the Bush Administration to extend the Medicare deadline.    

The deadline to enroll in the new Medicare prescription drug program is May 15, 2006 – next Monday.  The federal government estimates that 190,000 Seniors in Maryland who are eligible to sign up for the new program have not signed up.  Many Seniors don’t know that the new Medicare drug plan is available or are confused by the myriad of options.   

“Seniors have worked hard, raised their families, and paid their taxes.  They deserve a prescription drug benefit that allows them to buy medicines they need at a reasonable price so they can stay healthy and enjoy their golden years,” said Congressman C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger (D-MD).   

Congressman Ruppersberger has held more than a dozen town hall meetings across the Maryland 2nd District where Medicare experts worked one on one with Seniors to help find the plan that best meets their needs. 

Feel free to use the attached photographs in your publication.  In one of the pictures, Congressman Ruppersberger is shaking hands with Dundalk resident Bud Howard.    

For more information about the new Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit, go to www.medicare.gov.

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