"Americans pay for a lot of the basic research, right?"
"opening statement"
"So the answer is just to make them pay more."
"I would suggest it is very small comfort for the Minnesotans that I visit around my state who can't pay for their pharmaceuticals."
"Why do we have to pay--why does the American consumer have to pay more than the Canadian consumer for the same drug?"
"We should also demand increased transparency from drug companies."
"One of the most important things we could do is prohibit 'pay for delay' deals between dealers of name brand and generic drugs."
"Senator Franken has introduced a new energy title from the Farm Bill which, I think, is very appropriate."
"First, bring tribes to the table. Second, consider community and culturally specific drug abuse prevention and treatment programs."
"We have to make sure that there are [recovery beds]."
"We've heard a growing and urgent cry for help from clinicians and tribal leaders about the epidemic."