William Tauzin: “Mr. Speaker, again let me read the language of the bill that the…”

On the recordNovember 21, 2003

Mr. Speaker, again let me read the language of the bill that the gentleman just referred to, that terrible piece of language. It says in effect that in administering the prescription drug benefit program established under this, the Secretary may not, number two, interfere in any way with negotiations between private entities and drug manufacturers or wholesalers; or, three, otherwise interfere with the competitive nature of providing prescriptive drug benefit through private entities. That language in the bill comes from a motion to recommit prepared and filed in this House in the 106th Congress by the gentleman from California (Mr. Stark) on his motion to recommit. It is language of the other side that they are complaining about.

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William Tauzin

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Discussing provisions of a prescription drug benefit program during House debate.

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