Dana Rohrabacher: “We are talking about the inventor of the MRI. This technology, which has saved thousands, perhaps even millions of lives…”

“We are talking about the inventor of the MRI. This technology, which has saved thousands, perhaps even millions of lives over these last 25 years and permitted the medical profession to diagnose people without having to cut them open, as in the past, has been a tremendous boon to all of mankind. It, in fact, has been a major export item for the United States of America. The MRI was one of those great inventions, along with the airplane, along with the light bulb, along with so many other inventions that Americans are so proud came from the United States of America. And Ray Damadian, perhaps more than anybody that I know personally, reflects this type of creative genius for which Americans are so proud and this type of creative genius that had meant everything to our standard of living and improved the well-being of people all over the world in the process. As my colleague Mr. Forbes stated, Mr. Damadian has been in a 25-year fight to maintain his patent rights.”