“In recent years, the FDA has demonstrated a too-cozy relationship with the pharmaceutical industry and an attitude of shielding rather than disclosing information... The opportunity to name a new commissioner is a chance to take the agency in a necessary new direction.”
Chuck Grassley
“The War On Drugs is a for-profit oxymoron being fought on the wrong battlefields. In any real war named as such, all artillery should be aimed squarely at the pharmaceutical industry.”
Sean Kevin Sweeney
“From the point of view of the pharmaceutical industry, the AIDS problem has already been solved. After all, we already have a drug which can be sold at the incredible price of $8, 000 an annual dose, and which has the added virtue of not diminishing the market by actually curing anyone.”
Barbara Ehrenreich
“Roche is one of the most outstanding companies in the pharmaceutical industry in our view.”
Denise Anderson
“He's a very smart guy, but he's basically carrying out the agenda of the pharmaceutical industry. His bill completely immunizes the drug industry from lawsuits.”
Sidney Wolfe
“We're just not going to sit back and continue to allow the big, powerful pharmaceutical industry to price gouge the senior citizens and working people of our state. People should be able to afford the medicine they need and they should be able to get the best price they can for it.”
Rod Blagojevich
“Families of vaccine-injured children have witnessed the emotional, physical, and financial devastation caused by the pharmaceutical industry?s reckless disregard for safety standards. Now, the misplaced priorities of Senate leadership have sacrificed public health and basic civil rights to the greed of an industry willing to overlook safety concerns for the sake of profit.”
Wendy Fournier
