Byron Dorgan: “let me conclude quickly and quote what Health Canada's Associate Director General said: As soon as any drug crosses the…”

“let me conclude quickly and quote what Health Canada's Associate Director General said: As soon as any drug crosses the border into Canada, it has to meet all the regulations of our laws. . . . What they are saying in Canada, with that statement, is that they do not have drugs ricocheting around their country that are counterfeit drugs or non-approved drugs. They have a drug safety system very much like ours, in which drugs that go from an inspected plant into this system, all the way through to the local licensed pharmacy, so that you have a safety circumstance that everyone understands. Let me continue. It was referenced a bit ago that all of the FDA--or virtually all--of the former FDA Commissioners, oppose this. Let me tell you what former FDA Commissioner David Kessler said: I believe the importation of these products could be done without causing a greater health risk to American consumers than currently exists. That is David Kessler, former FDA Commissioner.”