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Henry Bonilla: “Mr. Chairman, all of us, all of us want to see lower drug prices, and all of us are frustrated by the high price of…”

On the recordJuly 11, 2001
Mr. Chairman, all of us, all of us want to see lower drug prices, and all of us are frustrated by the high price of drugs. It does no good, though, to import these drugs if we cannot be guaranteed of their efficacy. In my hand I have three packages of Viagra, all of them imported. Two of these packages are counterfeit. All the packages look the same. The holograms on the back are the same and the blister packs holding the pills are exactly the same in all three boxes. I am sure that two of these boxes are cheaper than the third, but I would ask my gentlemen colleagues if they would rather have lower prices, or which two of these boxes would they take?
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Henry Bonilla
Texas
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Discussing the risks of counterfeit drugs during a debate on drug pricing.

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