Political Quotes

“I notice that none of the folks that are opposed to the bill are willing to answer the single most important question tonight which is, why do drugs cost 40 percent more in the United States than they do in Canada and in Europe? That question is not being answered. It is about safety, but they are missing the big elephant in the room. They do not want to talk about pricing. We have to realize that when working Americans pay 40 percent more for prescription drugs than the rest of the world, our workers are subsidizing the health care costs of the rest of the world. If we reject this bill, once again this Congress will undercut America's workers, will force American workers to continue to subsidize foreign workers' prescription drugs; and then we will go out and ask them to compete in global markets. No wonder America is facing a crisis in manufacturing. This is blatantly unfair. How long do we believe American workers can survive under this burden? Tonight, we have a wonderful opportunity to support working Americans, let them have access to fairly priced products and improve their global competitiveness.”