On the recordJune 12, 2003
That is the point. If we are going to have a prescription drug benefit for seniors, which I think virtually everyone agrees we should, we ought to first of all deal with the issue of affordability. Because just shifting the responsibility of buying $100 Glucophage onto the shoulders of the taxpayers really makes no sense, because ultimately we are going to bankrupt our children if we make a stupid mistake and do not deal with this issue of affordability in price. Listen, we are Republicans. I am a Republican. I do not think the word ``profit'' is a dirty word, but I do think the word ``profiteer'' is. I think it is time if we are going to get in this business, we ought to demand some accountability from the pharmaceutical industry.
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