Political Quotes

“the argument of the majority leader is not with us here on this side. It is with Representative Stark over there, because we are not in--as he said, our dog is not in that fight. We do believe, however, that this drug for arthritis is one that, if you keep this language in the bill, will be manufactured for 2 more years and the price will be up. It will not be a generic drug. That is our legislative problem with this and not an argument between the majority leader and Representative Stark. I think they should not jump on us. I think we will come together on it. But the other side of the coin is there is a legislative problem that we would like to try to work out if we could as it relates to the bill. If that is possible, we will try to do that. I do not like personalities at all. I do not like this, taking another Member on in the press. I think it is wrong. I will defend myself. I am just as political as the next person, but I try, as best I can, not to be personal. I think it is unfortunate.”