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Wed Dec-09-09 03:52 PM
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TUNE IN live: Olympia Snowe on C-SPAN supporting drug re-importation |
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Edited on Wed Dec-09-09 03:53 PM by rhombus
Snowe, McCain, Vitter, I think Collins all support this Dorgan amendment. It looks like it will pass after years of denial of passage by Bush.
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Wed Dec-09-09 03:55 PM
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1. Are you sure there aren't enough Dems to kill it? |
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Wed Dec-09-09 03:56 PM
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2. Nope, it seemed a good portion of Dems support this and it was written by a Dem. Dorgan. |
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Wed Dec-09-09 03:58 PM
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3. Won't this break the deal Obama made? |
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This should be interesting...
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Wed Dec-09-09 03:59 PM
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4. Most likely. However this is also pushed by Snowe---we want her vote remember?! |
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Wed Dec-09-09 04:00 PM
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I'm just cautious about getting my hopes up.
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Wed Dec-09-09 04:11 PM
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14. understood. Menendez is bashing it and pissing me off. And I hate the FDA. |
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Their a very corrupt organization.
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Wed Dec-09-09 04:02 PM
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6. Obama supports the re-importation amendment |
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Wed Dec-09-09 04:03 PM
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8. Hah...even better. So he totally said---fuck you Pharma. I love my Pres. |
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Wed Dec-09-09 04:07 PM
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10. Thats because there wasn't any solid deal made. That is and always has been a myth. |
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Wed Dec-09-09 04:09 PM
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12. That's what I thought. But Iwon't get into that disagreement again. |
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You remember the drama all over the board. But I agree. I'm excited.
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Wed Dec-09-09 04:03 PM
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7. It already passed the Senate at least once in 2008 and got lost in conference. |
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So my guess is that it will pass once again without problem.
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Wed Dec-09-09 04:03 PM
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9. Any Dem who votes against this needs to be tarred and feathered |
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This amendment will save I'm hearing over $100 billion over 10yrs.
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Wed Dec-09-09 04:09 PM
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11. It is a good move. Dems will be hurt with this. Repubs are majorly on board. McCain, Grassely, & |
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Collins and Snowe. Menendez is a problem---because his statements are wrong. I lived in Europe, their form of FDA is so strict, it's disturbing.
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Wed Dec-09-09 04:09 PM
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13. Ugh! ANd just like that Bob Menendez (D-NJ) is opposing the amendment |
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Edited on Wed Dec-09-09 04:10 PM by rhombus
And he's the DSCC chairman. What the heck? The only explanation for this selling out is the huge pharma manufacturing base in NJ.
But still, no excuse to side with Big Pharma with their obscene profits against the people. None.
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Wed Dec-09-09 04:13 PM
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16. What's the difference between this and the bill he voted for two years ago? |
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Wed Dec-09-09 04:18 PM
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I didn't know he voted for something along the same lines in the past.
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Wed Dec-09-09 04:21 PM
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22. He's a clown then. nt |
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Wed Dec-09-09 04:11 PM
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15. Menendez on floor now telling us all how importation sux... |
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Wed Dec-09-09 04:14 PM
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18. Baucus most likely would vote against the amendment too |
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I don't like the way he was schmoozing with Menendez with that smirk on his face.
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Wed Dec-09-09 04:13 PM
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17. Why go through all this re-importation nonsense? |
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Why can't we just have the government negotiate rates and have insurance companies buy the drugs from the government?
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Wed Dec-09-09 04:16 PM
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19. Because we don't have Single Payer? |
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Our health care system is too fragmented. It's an inefficient mess.
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Wed Dec-09-09 04:18 PM
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20. I'm just talking about drugs |
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It would be easy to negotiate national rates for drugs and pass those prices on to consumers.
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Wed Dec-09-09 04:22 PM
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23. The Drug lobby is the most powerful lobby in Congress |
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They have always been opposed to any national negotiation deal for their products. This is why a single payer system is the most efficient in terms of negotiating prices. You only have a single customer- you accept or you get dumped.
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Wed Dec-09-09 04:32 PM
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24. DORGAN ON!! Oh and Grassely and Kloubacher and Collins like this. |
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Wed Dec-09-09 04:37 PM
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25. A lot of the drugs we use (particularly generics) are already made in India, |
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Edited on Wed Dec-09-09 04:39 PM by NCarolinawoman
where the quality control is very haphazard.
So what I would like to know--does this specifically pertain to Canada?
What we need is price control. Even some of those generics made in India can be very expensive.
(edited for punctuation)
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Wed Dec-09-09 04:44 PM
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26. Aye? This has nothing to do with Canada. I don't understand your question. |
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I believe it's the re-importation---meaning 36 nations are on our list for the easy transmission of drugs.
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Wed Dec-09-09 08:11 PM
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27. Olympia Snowe of MAINE? |
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