Political Quotes

“I rise today to begin a discussion on the prescription drug benefit and specifically the one that has been introduced by the tripartisan group including Senator Grassley, Senator Breaux, Senator Jeffords, Senator Hatch, and myself. Before I proceed, I express my support for the amendment offered by Senator Dorgan regarding reimportation. I have long supported that initiative. Many of my seniors in the State of Maine have to travel across the border into Canada in order to get prescription drugs that are offered lower there than in the United States. It is a tragedy that compels seniors to be put in a situation where they have to cross the border in order to do that. I hope we can support that amendment so they can have the benefit of those lower priced prescription drugs in the United States. It is the only fair approach. It is one way of addressing the issue of controlling costs and making costs competitive so they can have the benefit of lower prices.”