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Robert Berry: “In the document that founded this great Nation, it says all men are created equal. Under this bill, the drug companies…”

On the recordNovember 21, 2003
In the document that founded this great Nation, it says all men are created equal. Under this bill, the drug companies are a lot more equal than the seniors I can tell my colleagues. Why would we for any reason prohibit the negotiation of lower prices by Medicare? Why would we do that? Tonight, we make a choice. We either serve the drug companies or serve our seniors. I find this a very easy choice to make. I choose to serve our seniors. I will not be a part of the continued effort to allow the prescription drug manufacturers of this country to rob the senior citizens of America.
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Robert Berry
Arkansas
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Addressing the need for Medicare to negotiate lower drug prices for seniors.

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