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Dick Durbin: So if the Senator from Nevada will yield for another question, through the Chair, is the Senator from Nevada going to…

On the recordJuly 8, 2003
So if the Senator from Nevada will yield for another question, through the Chair, is the Senator from Nevada going to bring for us then more evidence, as he has when it comes to doctors, as to the insurance crisis facing drug companies in America, which as I understand are the most profitable corporations in America with an average annual return of 18 percent on capital, about 6 times the rate of return of the Fortune 500? Is he going to tell us about the liability exposure of HMOs that really necessitate this protection which he is building into his proposed law, S. 11? Is he going to tell us about the medical device corporations that have made faulty products which are causing problems across America and how their exposure and liability necessitate this need to limit their accountability and cap the recovery of innocent people who are victims of their misconduct?
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Dick Durbin
Democratic · Illinois

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Questioning the need for liability protections in proposed legislation regarding drug companies and medical devices.

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