Al Franken actually said...

As a society, it is wrong for us to expect people with devastating diseases to fund the search for their treatments.

Franken emphasizes the need for federal commitment to support treatment development.

07/20/2010

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Americans pay for a lot of the basic research, right?

We pay more, and we pay a lot more, and you're acknowledging that.

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One of the most important things we could do is prohibit 'pay for delay' deals between dealers of name brand and generic drugs.