Peter Welch actually said...

"Ultimately, that is paid for by taxpayers, employers, and by individual patients. Do you have any reservations about $100 million being paid to six executives over two years?"

"It is in the report. So, assuming the report is correct, I am asking your opinion about whether that amount of compensation, $400 million, is on the high side?"

"Every single American, every single taxpayer at one point or another is going to need pharmaceutical assistance."

"I think one of the reasons that a lot of us are focusing on the executive compensation is that the model is higher prices, higher profits, and higher bonuses."