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On the recordJuly 17, 2002
I appreciate the ability for us to debate this important issue. I am wondering, as a result of what you have described, and I appreciate the sympathies for drug companies, if you then support the fact that the average pharmaceutical drug for Americans is going up three times the rate of inflation?
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Debbie Stabenow
Democratic · Michigan

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Discussing the rising costs of pharmaceutical drugs during a debate.

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