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Dan Burton: “I want to tell them there are a lot of people here, besides those tonight, who are committed to making sure that we get…”

On the recordJune 2, 2003
I want to tell them there are a lot of people here, besides those tonight, who are committed to making sure that we get these prices of pharmaceutical products down to a level that is acceptable for the American people, as they are in other parts of the world. No matter how much money the pharmaceutical companies spend or PhRMA spends, they ain't going to win this battle. So I think they need to get with the program instead of trying to stop Niagara Falls with a sieve. It is not going to work.
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Dan Burton
Indiana

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Addressing the high prices of pharmaceutical products and advocating for lower costs for Americans.

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