Political Quotes

“I thank my good colleague and friend, the gentleman from Minnesota, for his leadership on this issue, as he has shown time and again. The test of leadership is the ability of an individual, in the face of a great deal of opposition, to consistently stay whole and true to his principles; and the gentleman has done that, even in the face of not only political opposition but leadership opposition within his own party on this issue. Others of both parties, a cross-section that cuts a big swathe within our Congress, members of what one would call the extreme right and members on the extreme left, have come together on this. I think it is because, one, I think this legislation speaks to our common set of values; and, two, it is because all of us cannot be hard to the fact that because we have heard stories repeatedly of busloads and carloads of individuals who have gone over the border to Canada to buy medications that are life-saving and necessary and have done that as the only means in which they can afford their medication and what has been prescribed. All of us have heard those stories and that is why all of us have come here. Now, some may have talked about price controls. Others may have talked about just letting the system as is continue. This legislation, which we put together under the gentleman's leadership, uses market forces to bring prices down.”