K Street Files: PhRMA’s Take

• By Matthew Murray, Kate Ackley and Anna Palmer
• Roll Call Staff
• May 18, 2009, Midnight

Former Rep. Billy Tauzin (R-La.), president of the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America, said the clock is ticking for lawmakers, the White House and private industry to fix the nation’s health care system, but he’s “very confident” a law will be passed this year.