Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, in my 13 years in Congress, no issue has made such a deep impression on my constituents than the rising price of prescription drugs. This is an issue for seniors, but high health care prices are eroding the living standards of middle-class families across this country. We all have a stake in driving drug prices down. Last week, the Congress of the United States abrogated its responsibility to address the problem of soaring drug prices. It did worse than nothing, barring the government from negotiating lower prices for seniors. We can strike a blow for lower prices with a simple step, giving ordinary Americans the choice they are taking on their own out of desperation. It should be legal to reimport drugs from some countries. This alone would save Americans $600 billion in the next decade, savings passed directly on to the consumer. We know that this is a safe option. In 2001, U.S. drug companies reimported $14.7 billion worth of brand name medications from their overseas plants.”