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Pelosi Statement on Bush Administration's Drug Importation Report
Washington, D.C. -- House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi released the following statement today on a report by the Bush Administration's Task Force on Drug Importation:
“Despite evidence that drug reimportation can be done safely and effectively, the Bush Administration’s Task Force on Drug Importation today recycled the Administration's same tired arguments against reimportation. The big drug companies who stand to profit from the status quo must be delighted. For consumers, however, this is no laughing matter.
“To get serious about lowering prescription drug prices for all Americans, President Bush must stop serving as a handmaiden for the pharmaceutical industry. He must stop blocking reimportation and preventing the government from negotiating for lower drug prices under Medicare.
“Immediately upon Congress returning next month, House Democrats will again introduce legislation to allow for the safe importation of prescription drugs from Canada and elsewhere.”
“ Democrats are united in presenting a New Direction for America, one that will make our nation as strong as its people, one that brings opportunity, security, and prosperity to all Americans. ”
Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi
