Political Quotes

“I also come to speak on this important piece of legislation and in favor of this important piece of legislation. I just visited with Senator Collins, who knows--as so many Members of this body do--that I practiced medicine for a long time before coming to the Senate. I took care of a lot of Wyoming families as a practicing physician. As a doctor, I often prescribed medication to help my patients fight disease and to improve their quality of life, so I know the importance of prescription medication. I also know the importance that pharmacists play in the lives of their patients as well because the same patients I am taking care of, the pharmacist is also caring for. In so many ways, the pharmacist has to be able to speak freely to their patients about information about their medications. Pharmacists are often that last line of defense when they place a call to the doctor's office to say: Mrs. Jones is here. By the way, you prescribed this, but don't forget that she is allergic to this medication, and there might be some interaction, or she is already on this medicine, or this patient is on that medicine. Pharmacists provide vital and important roles to patients on a daily basis. It happens all around the country. They need to be able to speak freely about those things. They need to be able to speak freely about the things that can save a patient's life and also things that can save a patient money, and that is what this whole piece of legislation is about.…”