Political Quotes

“I thank the leader for refocusing on the critical issues of economic security at this time. When I am home in Michigan, there is no question that while people are concerned about national security, the issues in front of them every day--economic security--are at the top of their list. I also appreciated his focus earlier this year on the issue of lowering one of the biggest costs for our seniors and small businesses and farmers, everyone in the economy, which is the cost of prescription drugs. I am wondering, as you were talking about the President--now going on a 14-day trip in terms of campaigning--if you might agree that even just picking up the phone and asking the House of Representatives to take up the bill that we passed, S. 812, which would create more lower-cost drugs through generics and open the border to Canada and do a variety of things that would lower the prices, wouldn't be something we could call upon the President to do? And wouldn't it be true if we were simply to have the House pass that bill we passed this year, the bill that would create more competition and lower prices, we could help our families and businesses tremendously by lowering the prices of prescription drugs, which are one of the main explosions of cost to our families? Wouldn't you agree that would be an important focus between now and when we leave?”