Steve Buyer: “I am quite bothered that someone would actually come to the floor and denigrate the great minds of the world that come…”

“I am quite bothered that someone would actually come to the floor and denigrate the great minds of the world that come to the only free market, America. And these individuals improve the quality of our life, not only just us, but around the world. This debate needs to be elevated, elevated, because other countries out there who call themselves friends of America are taking advantage of those manufacturers. This is a serious trade issue, and we think we can only address it by addressing price? I do not know where you all went to school. You cannot address it just on price. This is safety. We have a closed system. When you take that pill, you have trust and confidence that it will do exactly what the label will say. Somebody brought up the issue of chain of custody. When those drugs end up, and we create a very wide berth and a very wide channel for drugs, we lose that chain of custody. We do not know what it is going to do. You can go to Canada, but it will not have the labeling. This is very serious.”