Frank Pallone actually said...

"I really do hope the United States is as smart as these other countries and as smart as I am."

"I don't see any reason why we in the United States, which are funding most of the research and development, should be paying three to four times what other countries are paying for exactly that same d..."

"On average, how much more do consumers in the U.S. pay for these sole-source drugs than consumers in other large countries?"

"single-source, brand-name drugs that lack generic competition represent one of the largest categories of drug spending growth in the Medicare Part D program."