03/24/2009
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"In fact, after the Supreme Court ruling, an industry analyst said in a CNBC interview that the court created a 'holy mess out of this.'"
"that these particular type of settlements are delaying entry into the market and hurting consumers and the U.S. Government."
"To me, when you look at the numbers and the change since those Circuit Court decisions, this is more than just about some patent litigation, this was about a deliberate effort to delay these drugs ont..."
"So that is why we were coming up, Senator Grassley and I, with a way to sort of even the playing field."