Senate Proceeding on Oct 7th, 2009 :: 2:12:20 to 2:14:40
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2:12:16 to 2:12:37( Edit History Discussion )

Byron Dorgan: that's my question to my friend from mr. dorgan: well, let me -- mr. president, let me say to nator m the job of majority leader is a pretty tough i've watched from bob tom daschle and so many majority leaders and minority leaders try to run this place.

2:12:20 to 2:14:40( Edit History Discussion )
Speech By: Byron Dorgan

2:12:38 to 2:12:58( Edit History Discussion )

Byron Dorgan: it's pretty hard to return, and trying to fi o is probably prey difficult. so -- so i respect the difficulties of juggling all these things. with respect to the specific letter that senator mccain referred to, mr. president, senator mccain, i, and senator snowe all talked to the majority leader tobacco bill was on the floor of

2:12:59 to 2:13:21( Edit History Discussion )

Byron Dorgan: the senate. because we were to offer our prescription drug reimportation bill, and the majority leader did say to us and then put it in writing, did say to us, i'll guarantee you that y floor of the senate. and so that was a commitment by the majority leader, and he understands that commitment. now, whe

2:13:22 to 2:13:44( Edit History Discussion )

Byron Dorgan: letter that i wrote, i went to talked about that, because i indicated to the majority leader leader, you have indicated as soon as practicable or perhaps at the end of the year. i said to the majority leader, you should understand that if it's not up before health care, it has to be offered care because that's exactly where it fits. nobody can come to the floor and say, we've care, we've got to try and control costs, put some downward

2:13:45 to 2:14:06( Edit History Discussion )

Byron Dorgan: way, you can't offer a piece of legislation that would put downward procedure prescription drug prices? said that can't be so -- and he understood and said, i understand that, that that's going to be at the front end of this debate on health care. and based on that representation, i feel confident, i would say to senator mcdane -- i understand the confusion in the reading -- senator mccain -- i

2:14:07 to 2:14:27( Edit History Discussion )

Byron Dorgan: the confusion in the reading and the writing of the let just feel confident, having talked to senator reid, that we are going to have ample opportunity right at the front end of this debate about health care to have a have a vote up or down, which is what we need to do, obviously. i think everybody in this chamber, every republican, every democrat needs to be on how do they fee

2:14:28 to 2:14:41( Edit History Discussion )

Byron Dorgan: consumers paying the highest prices for prescription drugs in the world and how do they fee about a bill that we've put together that has batch lots and all this safety so that our consumers can have