[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 8 (Tuesday, January 16, 2007)]
[House]
[Pages H518-H519]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




            DEMOCRAT PRESCRIPTION DRUG BILL IS BAD MEDICINE

  (Ms. FOXX asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. FOXX. Madam Speaker, it seems that the Democrats have a one-size-
fits-all solution for all the issues facing our country: Big 
Government. According to the Democrats, the best thing

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for the American people is to involve the government in every aspect of 
our lives instead of letting citizens decide for themselves what is 
right for them.
  An example of this is their current proposal to let the government, 
quote unquote, negotiate drug prices for prescription drugs covered by 
Medicare. No one will argue with lower drug prices, but that is not 
what this bill will accomplish. What the Democrats don't tell you is 
that this bill will lead to fewer choices of prescription drugs for our 
Nation's seniors and will hurt community pharmacies, as it will 
increase mail order prescriptions.
  In short, Madam Speaker, this bill is bad medicine, as is the notion 
of Big Government that the Democrats are pushing on the American 
people.

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