Guest guest Posted January 26, 2008 Report Share Posted January 26, 2008 Drug Companies Face Political, Scientific Attacks (free content) The Wall Street Journal "On the campaign trail, Sen. Clinton told a crowd recently at the California State University Northridge campus that she wants to "give Medicare the opportunity to bargain to get cheaper drug prices." The New York Democrat added, "We pay for clinical trials...and then we end up paying the highest cost in the world because other countries drive a better bargain." Her rhetoric echoed similar attacks by her Democratic rivals, and even Sen. McCain, in a debate on Jan. 5, asked, "Why shouldn't we be able to reimport drugs from Canada?" answering himself, "It's because of the power of the pharmaceutical companies." When former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney urged him not to cast the drug makers as the "big bad guys," Sen. McCain countered, "Well, they are."Who's never won? Biggest Grammy Award surprises of all time on AOL Music. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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