Debbie Stabenow said "I think of the terror a breast cancer patient feels when she is told she needs tamoxifen and cannot afford the $136 a month, which it is in Michigan, to purchase that tamoxifen. I think of the terror a family with a disabled child feels when they cannot get the medicine they need, or the terror of a small business man or woman when they see their health care premiums rise 30 to 40 percent this year. They know the majority of that is because of the explosion in the costs of prescription drugs." @ PoliticalQuotes.com

On the recordJune 18, 2002

I think of the terror a breast cancer patient feels when she is told she needs tamoxifen and cannot afford the $136 a month, which it is in Michigan, to purchase that tamoxifen. I think of the terror a family with a disabled child feels when they cannot get the medicine they need, or the terror of a small business man or woman when they see their health care premiums rise 30 to 40 percent this year. They know the majority of that is because of the explosion in the costs of prescription drugs.

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Debbie Stabenow

Democratic · Michigan

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Editor's note · Context

Discussing the need for affordable medications and healthcare during a debate on terrorism insurance.

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