Political Quotes

“as the gentleman shares these numbers, and I see the very significant savings that would be available to seniors if we were able to negotiate these discounts for them under Medicare, and when I see the great savings that are available to the people who live in Canada, I feel real anger because I really do not believe there is any way to justify what is happening here other than the fact that the pharmaceutical industry owns this Chamber and the administration is doing everything they can to protect them. Can the gentleman think of another explanation of why it would not be possible to have these drugs sold at these reduced rates for our seniors? If the veterans can get these prices and if the Canadians can get these prices, how can we justify a senior citizen having to pay two or three times as much as someone who lives in Canada? It just is one of those things that when I talk to my constituents and they bring up the subject, I do not have an answer for them because it is irrational. There is no rational explanation as to why this government should not protect our seniors and allow this discrimination, this unfairness in terms of pricing to continue month after month, year after year. I really do believe that the leadership of this House, my colleagues on the other side and the President of the United States, have to answer this question to America's seniors: Why are you allowing this price discrimination to continue?”