Reimportation Threatens Innovation

By Sen. Orrin Hatch
Special to Roll Call
July 11, 2005, 12 a.m.

There’s no doubt that pharmaceuticals cost too much, especially compared to the cost of needed medicine abroad. There’s also no doubt we need to find a solution to this problem. But none of the so-called solutions before the Congress — such as allowing importation of U.S. medicines from Canada and Europe — are the answer.



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As Senate Majority Leader, Lyndon Johnson once said of the Joint Economic Committee, “It’s as useless as tits on a bull.” But as that panel’s chairman during the 110th Congress, Sen. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) seized the opportunity to elevate the traditionally low-profile post to the forefront of shaping policy. Read Full Article

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