Rep. Frank LoBiondo Votes on Health Care

I attended Rep. Frank LoBiondo's recent meeting in Cape May Court House to give seniors more information about the new prescription drug program. During that meeting, he was asked about why he voted for that program.He was asked if a program that was misrepresented as costing $500 billion but will actionally cost much more would affect Medicare. He emphatically answered he would see that Medicare would always be available.Two days later. LoBiondo's vote was critical in cutting billions from Medicare, Medicaid and education.Isn't it time that the constant shifting of income taxes away from social programs be stopped? Instead of buying more guns, planes and bombs, let's invest our income taxes in health care, environmental protection and education.

ED POWICK

Cape May

Letter published in Press of Altantic City, February 12, 2006