Bush Signs the New Medicare Plan

WASHINGTON - DECEMBER 8: U.S. President George W. Bush (C), surrounded by lawmakers, (L-R) Sen. Max Baucus (D-MT), Sen. Charles Grassley (R-IA), Senate Majority Leader Bill First (R-TN), Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert (R-IL), Sen. John Breaux (D-LA), House Majority Leader Tom DeLay (R-TX), Secretary of Health and Human Services Tommy Thompson, Rep. William Thomas (R-CA) and Rep. Nancy Johnson (R-CT), smiles as he signs a new Medicare legislation December 8, 2003 at the DAR Constitution Hall in Washington, DC. President Bush signed into law a new $400 billion Medicare plan that adds prescription drug coverage to America's seniors. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)