This has been a long and tortured trail, probably 10 years, in which the pharmaceutical industry has prevented the American people from accessing FDA-approved identical drugs that are sold for a fraction of the price in most other…

So, I guess the first question is--you indicate you support a program to allow Americans to buy safe and effective drugs. Are you working to make that happen?

the administration supports a program to allow Americans to buy safe and effective drugs from other countries.

Let's deal with identical drugs, however. Let's just talk about identical drugs.

Dr. Hamburg, but in the second paragraph of your letter last December, you talked about, 'Importing non-FDA-approved drugs represents four potential risks.' No one is talking about importing non-FDA-approved drugs.

Couldn't we agree that, at least in those circumstances, we could at least do a pretty good job that would assure the American consumer that they are--what they are buying is exactly what everyone else is purchasing, for a fraction of the…

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Mr. President, I rise to congratulate Peter H. Fontaine and Theresa A. Gullo for 25 years of outstanding service to the Congress as staff at the Congressional Budget Office. My colleagues understand the important work done by CBO…

That also is stunning to me, because those airplanes are flying with Continental's name on it.

I want to thank you, Chairman Dorgan, for your many years of dedication and commitment to the welfare of Indian people

the point isn't always more money. The point is, a little more sanity in some of these requirements and rules and regulations.

I am encouraged to see that in some areas, there are proposed increases for programs to address Indian health care and public safety issues.

This Committee says, in these areas, our Government signed treaties. In these areas, our Government made explicit promises.

I am going to intend, as my colleagues will, I am sure, to push as hard as I can for fairness and for meeting the promises this Country has made.

The sad fact is, for a long, long time, we have not kept the promises we have made.

I am very concerned about the budget in some areas, concerned about the proposal for cuts in construction programs for tribal schools, jails and housing.

Proposing cuts to these programs is not an answer, especially if it is connected to the money that we put in the stimulus or the economic Recovery Act.

Mr. President, I mentioned that there are incremental ways to create jobs, which is important. Senator Reid has taken the lead to bring bills to the floor to do that with, earlier this week, the jobs bill that was passed and, in addition…