Frank Pallone actually said...

I think it is unfortunate that you were forced to pursue the Speaker's strategy and not let our productive, bipartisan discussions continue.

We wanted and still want to work with you on addressing this issue for the American people.

It ends the gouging of American consumers by establishing a maximum fair price on what we are willing to pay for prescription drugs based on...

Americans pay three, four, or 10 times the amount what people in other countries pay for the exact same drug, and that's not fair.