Leaked Big Pharma Memo: Santorum “leaves a big hole”

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Leaked Big Pharma Memo: Santorum “leaves a big hole”
By: Nicole Belle on Friday, November 24th, 2006 at 11:03 AM - PST

You know, sometimes the punchlines just write themselves.

WaPo via Huffington Post:



A post-election e-mail to executives at the drug company GlaxoSmithKline details just how tough. "We now have fewer allies in the Senate," says the internal memo, obtained by The Washington Post. "Thus, there is greater risk over the next two years that bad amendments will be offered to pending legislation." The company's primary concerns are bills that would allow more imported drugs and would force price competition for drugs bought under Medicare.

The defeat of Sen. Rick Santorum (R-Pa.) "creates a big hole we will need to fill," the e-mail says. Sen.-elect Jon Tester (D-Mont.) "is expected to be a problem," it says, and the elevation to the Senate of Rep. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) "will strengthen his ability to challenge us. Read on…

http://www.crooksandliars.com/2006/11/24/leaked-big-pharma-memo-santorum-leaves-a-big-hole/