Bill Nelson
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Bill Nelson is an American politician and attorney who served as a United States Senator from Florida from 2001 to 2019. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously represented Florida's 9th congressional district in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1993 to 2001. Nelson also held the position of Florida's Insurance Commissioner from 1995 to 1999, where he focused on consumer protection and insurance reform.
Because the word, in the President's budget, was used, 'cancellation,' instead of the word 'restructuring' of Constellation, it has caused a good bit of angst.
But that is not the way it is, and that is not the way it was designed in the prescription drug law of 2003.
The Federal Government should take a larger and more proactive role in these complex and highly technical investigations because it has the expertise to lend a hand with detailed and sophisticated analysis.
As a former prosecutor I know that the first responsibility of government is to protect our citizens.
Late last year, the AARP released a report that showed that while the Nation was in a recession... brand-name drugs were seeing some of their highest price increases in years.
I thought in Economics 101, the free marketplace, competition, supply and demand, I thought we learned that the more that you bought in bulk, huge purchases, the more negotiating power that you had.
Had my amendment, and this is an academic discussion because it didn't pass. Had it passed, dual eligibles would get the same rebate when they got their drugs in Medicare that they were eligible to get those same prices under Medicaid.
Our children are our most precious assets. We say it over and over again; we want to do everything we can to protect them.





