Debbie Dingell: “this is a bad bill. On its face it would appear to be a good bill. It is not. It will allow this country to be flooded…”

“this is a bad bill. On its face it would appear to be a good bill. It is not. It will allow this country to be flooded with unsafe, counterfeit drugs; drugs that will not do what they should; drugs that are unsafe; drugs that will kill the American people. I tell Members, it is a bad bill, and I ask them to remember the experiences that were reported by my colleague from Louisiana. This bill would reduce the capacity of the Food and Drug Administration to protect our people from unsafe prescription pharmaceuticals, which will begin to flood the country if and when it is passed. H.R. 2427 is a prescription for trouble. They open our borders. They provide millions of Americans with access to perhaps drugs which are cheaper, but drugs which are unsafe and which evade the responsibility and the ability of Food and Drug to protect the American people. Mr. Speaker, do not take my word for that. Listen to what the health care professionals and regulators say. The American Medical Association says, "We believe H.R. 2427 would be so dangerous to patient safety that we must oppose it. This legislation would eliminate most of the important restrictions on reimportation of pharmaceuticals in current law and replace them with a system of unverifiable and unsafe provisions." The National Medical Association has said, "This legislation would result in counterfeit, adulterated, and dangerous drugs entering the United States. We do not believe that H.R.…”