Jim Kolbe: “I believe overall that the Agriculture Appropriations Conference report is a very good bill. It contains many admirable…”

“I believe overall that the Agriculture Appropriations Conference report is a very good bill. It contains many admirable provisions including language that would allow the reimportation of prescription drugs. Data shows that a single does of a drug that costs a senior citizen $1 in the United States only cost 64 cents in Canada, while in Italy the same drug costs only 51 cents. I support drug reimportation--I am convinced this is one way to reduce the cost of prescription drug prices without imposing price controls or burdensome regulations on drug manufacturers. Indeed, I voted in favor of these provisions when the Agriculture Appropriations bill first passed the House and I am a cosponsor of H.R. 1885, the International Prescription Drug Parity Act, which contains many similar provisions. Also included is funding for a number of initiatives which I strongly favor, including $1.5 million for pink bollworm control programs, $500,000 for aflatoxin research in Arizona.”