[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 6]
[House]
[Page 7513]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                       FDA STARTING NEW DRUG WAR

  (Mr. GUTKNECHT asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. GUTKNECHT. Mr. Speaker, a new drug war is starting. The first 
shots have been fired by the FDA. Those shots are being fired at 
American seniors. This is a dumb fight, dumbly fought.
  The Bush administration, which claims to support open markets, must 
decide whether it will stand with American consumers or with the new 
elitist drug lords that run the multinational pharmaceutical industry.
  The FDA has decided to use the iron fist of the Federal Government to 
defend the abusive monopolistic practices of those drug lords. This is 
a policy and political mistake of historic proportions.
  Who is the FDA really trying to protect? Surely Teddy Roosevelt is 
rolling in his grave.

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