ACTION ALERT: House vote on Prescription drugs

[Capn Sunshine]

Now may be the window of opportunity to get your Rx drug prices under control.

The bill the House will consider this week, whose lead sponsor is Representative Gil Gutknecht, Republican of Minnesota (!!!) would allow for the re-importation of American Developed prescription drugs from countries that buy the product more cheaply for their citizens through negotiated contracts with the pharmaceuticals firms. The US does not regulate Rx prices in any way.

Though the Pharmaceutical industry has spend nearly $100 million lobbying Congress and has made over $40 million in political contributions to our national politicians the pain felt by the American citizen in need of these drugs is beginning to overshadow their efforts. But the vote is too close to call

The leadership of the House (speaker Dennis Hastert & others) is not in support of this bill, known as the "drug re-importation bill" but possibly enough Republican representatives are moving to support it to put it over the top.

This would be a great victory for the American consumer who has shouldered the profits of the US pharmaceutical industry, almost alone in the world - see the timely NY Times Article here.

Call or Email your Congressman today to help put pressure on to get this legislation over the top. This opportunity may not come up again for years - make that call

You can find their email address at http://www.house.gov

I know a lot of shit is flying, but these votes are still going on.........:bounce:

[blondeatlast]

1. Don't have to be old to want to see this passed.

Thanks for the heads up.

Please keep kicking this thread.

[ButterflyBlood]

2. holy shit, that's my congressman

he's usually a complete neocon puppet, but i suppose this is one of the cases where he's right. Actually on medical policy he's OK, he voted against a Republican drug plan previously, probably because there's lots of seniors in this district. Well as the old saying about a broken clock goes...

well I just looked up the list of cosponsors. Interesting assortment, huh?

Rep Allen, Thomas H. - 6/16/2003 Rep Bartlett, Roscoe G. - 6/11/2003
Rep Bereuter, Doug - 6/11/2003 Rep Brady, Kevin - 6/19/2003
Rep Brown, Henry E., Jr. - 6/11/2003 Rep Burton, Dan - 6/11/2003
Rep Clay, Wm. Lacy - 7/18/2003 Rep Crowley, Joseph - 7/18/2003
Rep Culberson, John Abney - 6/19/2003 Rep DeLauro, Rosa L. - 6/24/2003
Rep DeMint, Jim - 7/15/2003 Rep Duncan, John J., Jr. - 6/11/2003
Rep Emanuel, Rahm - 6/11/2003 Rep Emerson, Jo Ann - 6/11/2003
Rep Flake, Jeff - 6/19/2003 Rep Frank, Barney - 6/11/2003
Rep Franks, Trent - 6/19/2003 Rep Gilchrest, Wayne T. - 6/11/2003
Rep Hensarling, Jeb - 6/11/2003 Rep Hinchey, Maurice D. - 6/16/2003
Rep Hoekstra, Peter - 6/11/2003 Rep Istook, Ernest J., Jr. - 6/11/2003
Rep Janklow, William J. - 6/11/2003 Rep Jones, Walter B., Jr. - 6/11/2003
Rep King, Steve - 6/16/2003 Rep Kingston, Jack - 6/11/2003
Rep Kleczka, Gerald D. - 7/15/2003 Rep Kucinich, Dennis J. - 7/8/2003
Rep Langevin, James R. - 7/8/2003 Rep Larson, John B. - 7/18/2003
Rep Northup, Anne - 6/11/2003 Rep Olver, John W. - 7/18/2003
Rep Osborne, Tom - 6/11/2003 Rep Paul, Ron - 6/11/2003
Rep Peterson, Collin C. - 6/11/2003 Rep Petri, Thomas E. - 6/11/2003
Rep Ramstad, Jim - 6/11/2003 Rep Rehberg, Dennis R. - 6/11/2003
Rep Rohrabacher, Dana - 6/11/2003 Rep Sanders, Bernard - 7/8/2003
Rep Shadegg, John B. - 6/19/2003 Rep Shays, Christopher - 6/11/2003
Rep Simpson, Michael K. - 6/16/2003 Rep Smith, Christopher H. - 7/8/2003
Rep Smith, Nick - 6/11/2003 Rep Tancredo, Thomas G. - 6/19/2003
Rep Taylor, Charles H. - 6/11/2003 Rep Toomey, Patrick J. - 6/24/2003
Rep Van Hollen, Chris - 6/24/2003 Rep Wamp, Zach - 7/8/2003

[blondeatlast]

3. Done. Thanks.

:kick:

[teryang]

4. kick

[SharonAnn]

5. Thanks for the heads up. Done, I emailed my Rep.

Its J. Duncan from Tennessee who's a conservative Republican but not a Radical Right Republican. He voted against the Iraq invasion.

[revcarol]

6. E-mailed Pearce, R-NM.

A wanna be DeLay.

On edit: yes I was polite. Unlike when he came to town during a recess and he couldn't deign to meet with ordinary people in a town hall, but had to fawn over the repug "movers and shakers."