Senator Dorgan’s amendment on drug importation goes down with a vote of 51-48 in favor. (60 votes were needed to prevail under a special rule.)
Senator Lautenberg’s amendment (importation with Secretarial certification) also went down (56-43). According to the AP, “His proposal permits drug imports but adds a requirement that the U.S. government certify that the imports will be safe — a guarantee that Democrats and Republicans agree would be impossible to make.”
Sweet sanity.
Can we debate healthcare reform now?
