Arlen Specter: “I would take strong exception to any language if it refers to anything which my distinguished colleague, I, or others in…”

“I would take strong exception to any language if it refers to anything which my distinguished colleague, I, or others in the advocacy of this position have done. We have spoken of it directly. I did so earlier this week in the conference, and we do so on the floor today. We need medical research. We need these wonder drugs to be produced. It is a matter of fairness as to how we are going to compensate those who produce them. If we are to have them for the consumers, we will have to be able to pay for them. And I think ultimately we will have to take this matter up on the merits, and I think at that time we will see that it is an appropriate position which Senator Santorum, I, and others have advocated.”