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Posted on 07/13/2009 12:14:03 PM PDT by rabscuttle385
Arizona Sens. John McCain and Jon Kyl split as the U.S. Senate approved a measure Friday that would allow consumers to buy prescription drugs from foreign markets.
McCain voted for the measure, which passed 55 to 36. Kyl voted against it, saying he is concerned about safety and oversight issues. The Senate plan needs to be reconciled with a similar drug importation plan from the U.S. House of Representatives.
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The Bush administration had opposed drug imports, but the new Obama administration has been more open to the idea.
(Excerpt) Read more at phoenix.bizjournals.com ...
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McBama again?
At least with American distributors the USPS can audit their mailings at the point of origin AND FDA people can be on site to observe what's happening at the packaging operations.
I doubt the foreign distributors are going to want either USPS or FDA people in their plants watching anything.
Frankly, Obama and McCain are mentally ill if they think foreign distributorships for medicines delivered to curbside mailboxes is a wise course of action.
Will it lower prices? Will it be same quality? Although some may be not-FDA or whatever approved. Quite interesting. McLame not interesting or surprising.
Well when those who buy overseas and then assume room temperature...McCain will be the first one to distance himself from the vote.
To keep seniors from running across the Canadian border to buy state subsidized drugs.
Rahm Emmanuel was one of the main forces behind the Canadian drug-buying plan from up in Chicago I believe.
You really despise McCain, don’t you? ... every day a post!
AZ do your duty and put McCain out to pasture.
Senator Queeg is apparently too cheap to pay full price for his Aricept prescription.
Will it lower prices? Will it be same quality? Although some may be not-FDA or whatever approved.
Don’t americans at least those close to the borders cross over into Canada and Mexico and buy their drugs? Not sure about Canada but I know they do go into Mexico and buy. So what would be the difference if they were delivered to your mail box?
so now I can no longer buy cigarettes through the mail from my local Indian reservation but I can order powerful prescription drugs from Canada, Holland or Pakistan??
Grouped By Vote Position
YEAs ---55 Akaka (D-HI)
Baucus (D-MT)
Begich (D-AK)
Bennet (D-CO)
Bingaman (D-NM)
Boxer (D-CA)
Brown (D-OH)
Cantwell (D-WA)
Cardin (D-MD)
Casey (D-PA)
Collins (R-ME)
Conrad (D-ND)
Corker (R-TN)
DeMint (R-SC)
Dorgan (D-ND)
Durbin (D-IL)
Feingold (D-WI)
Feinstein (D-CA)
Franken (D-MN)
Gillibrand (D-NY)
Grassley (R-IA)
Harkin (D-IA)
Inouye (D-HI)
Johnson (D-SD)
Kaufman (D-DE)
Klobuchar (D-MN)
Kohl (D-WI)
Landrieu (D-LA)
Leahy (D-VT)
Levin (D-MI)
Lieberman (ID-CT)
Lincoln (D-AR)
McCain (R-AZ)
McCaskill (D-MO)
Merkley (D-OR)
Nelson (D-FL)
Nelson (D-NE)
Pryor (D-AR)
Reid (D-NV)
Sanders (I-VT)
Schumer (D-NY)
Sessions (R-AL)
Shaheen (D-NH)
Shelby (R-AL)
Snowe (R-ME)
Specter (D-PA)
Stabenow (D-MI)
Tester (D-MT)
Thune (R-SD)
Udall (D-NM)
Vitter (R-LA)
Warner (D-VA)
Webb (D-VA)
Whitehouse (D-RI)
Wyden (D-OR)
NAYs ---36 Alexander (R-TN)
Barrasso (R-WY)
Bayh (D-IN)
Bennett (R-UT)
Brownback (R-KS)
Bunning (R-KY)
Burr (R-NC)
Carper (D-DE)
Chambliss (R-GA)
Coburn (R-OK)
Cochran (R-MS)
Cornyn (R-TX)
Crapo (R-ID)
Ensign (R-NV)
Enzi (R-WY)
Graham (R-SC)
Gregg (R-NH)
Hagan (D-NC)
Hatch (R-UT)
Hutchison (R-TX)
Isakson (R-GA)
Johanns (R-NE)
Kerry (D-MA)
Kyl (R-AZ)
Lautenberg (D-NJ)
Lugar (R-IN)
McConnell (R-KY)
Menendez (D-NJ)
Mikulski (D-MD)
Murkowski (R-AK)
Murray (D-WA)
Risch (R-ID)
Roberts (R-KS)
Udall (D-CO)
Voinovich (R-OH)
Wicker (R-MS)
Not Voting - 9 Bond (R-MO)
Burris (D-IL)
Byrd (D-WV)
Dodd (D-CT)
Inhofe (R-OK)
Kennedy (D-MA)
Martinez (R-FL)
Reed (D-RI)
Rockefeller (D-WV)
I agree with the borders and the illegals. Close them and throw away the key as far as I’m concerned. Let them follow the law and not Congressional whim to buy votes.
I haven’t been following the prescription drug issue and buying them from outside the US. I don’t know that answer, hope someone else might. Guess I’m lucky and not needing drugs or mail-order drugs.
Most States have exemption for drugs from sales tax so the actual cost (of the drugs, then add S/H) vs cost in US now would be an issue.
Not to mention how many more Federal employees would have to be hired if they did allow it. Hmmm, maybe that's the benefit 0bama and McCain see in this.
McCain deranged. My country is being driven into oblivion while this nonsense appears everyday.
In US mail order drugs is permissible. In fact some health care plans provide for a reduction in cost that the user pays if they buy a 90 day supply via mail.
At least Murkowski did something right for a change. McCain is beyond help
Holy cow, DeMint voted yes too. Geez the Republican party :(
I will do my duty as many times as I am allowed.
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