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  • Congressman Flake: Medicare Trustee Report Shows Need to Scale Back New Drug Entitlement
    May 1, 2006  - Republican Congressman Jeff Flake, who represents Arizona’s Sixth District, today said that the Medicare trustee’s report, which projects the Medicare trust fund will be depleted in 2018, provides more evidence that the new entitlement must be scaled back.    “Seniors have been t... More
  • Congressman Flake: Republicans Shouldn’t Boast About New Medicare Drug Entitlement
    Apr 27, 2006  - Republican Congressman Jeff Flake, who represents Arizona’s Sixth District, today expressed disappointment that the House Republican Leadership continues to encourage Republican Members to boast about the new Medicare prescription drug entitlement.    “Because of the new Medicare... More
  • Congressman Flake: It’s Not Too Late to Contain Cost of New Medicare Drug Entitlement
    Nov 15, 2005  -     Arizona Congressman Jeff Flake, who represents the state’s Sixth District, today said it is not too late for Congress to consider a measure to help contain the growing cost of the new Medicare prescription drug entitlement.     “As many of my colleagues... More
  • Congressman Flake to Offer Amendment to Deficit Reduction Act Postponing Medicare Drug Entitlement for One Year
    Nov 9, 2005  -     Arizona Congressman Jeff Flake, who represents the state’s Sixth District, today announced that he will offer an amendment to the Deficit Reduction Act that would postpone the implementation of the new Medicare prescription drug entitlement for one year. The House of Represen... More
  • Congressman Flake Calls for Bird Flu Spending to Be Offset By Means-Testing Medicare Prescription Drug Entitlement
    Nov 2, 2005  -     Arizona Congressman Jeff Flake, who represents the state’s Sixth District, today called for President Bush’s $7.1 billion request to prepare for the possibility of a bird flu pandemic to be offset by targeting the Medicare prescription drug entitlement to low-income seniors. ... More
  • Congressman Flake Says Comments of Comptroller General Show Need for Delay in Medicare Prescription Drug Entitlement
    Nov 1, 2005  -     Arizona Congressman Jeff Flake, who represents the state’s Sixth District, today said that the comments of Comptroller General David Walker yesterday at a budget conference show that Congress needs to delay implementation of the Medicare prescription drug entitlement. &nbs... More
  • Congressman Flake Introduces Bill to Target Medicare Drug Benefit to Low-Income Seniors
    Sep 29, 2005  -     Arizona Congressman Jeff Flake, who represents the state’s Sixth District, has introduced legislation that would target the Medicare prescription drug benefit to low-income seniors.     “We simply cannot afford to move ahead with a universal drug benefi... More
  • Congressman Flake Renews Call for Delay of Medicare Drug Benefit – Savings Could Be Used for Hurricane Recovery
    Sep 19, 2005  -     Arizona Congressman Jeff Flake, who represents the state's Sixth District, reissued his call for Congress and President Bush to postpone implementation of the Medicare prescription drug entitlement for one year.     Postponing the drug entitlement by a ... More
  • Congressman Flake: Medicare Trustee Report Shows Needs for Reform
    Mar 24, 2005  -     Arizona Congressman Jeff Flake, who represents the state’s Sixth District, today said the Medicare Trustee Report issued yesterday shows that Congress needs to scale back the prescription drug benefit it added to Medicare in 2003.     Congressman Flake ... More
  • Reining in the Costs of the New Medicare Prescription Drug Entitlement
    Feb 17, 2005  -     Mr. Speaker, last week the White House released budget projections that show that the cost of the prescription drug benefit that Congress added to Medicare last year could balloon to $1.2 trillion over the next ten years. The initial price estimate of the new entitlement was ... More
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