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Gilbert Gutknecht: “One senior at one of my townhall meetings said it best: if you think prescription drugs are expensive today, just wait…”

On the recordSeptember 25, 2000
One senior at one of my townhall meetings said it best: if you think prescription drugs are expensive today, just wait until the Federal Government provides them for free. We have got to deal with the price side first. And then when we do, we can come up with a prescription drug program that encourages competition, that allows markets to work, that gives people choices, that is available, it is affordable, and ultimately will bring down the price of prescription drugs so that people will not be falling through the cracks as they are today.
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Gilbert Gutknecht
Republican · Minnesota

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Discussing the need for a competitive prescription drug program during a town hall meeting.

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