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Matt Schlapp
Chairman, ACU
June 6, 2017
Daniel Schneider
Executive Director
Dear Representative,
Executive Committee
Charlie Gerow
Carolyn Meadows On behalf of the American Conservative Union, I urge you to reject any amendments
Bob Beauprez to the FDA Reauthorization bill which would allow the importation of drugs from
Amy Frederick
Thomas S. Winter foreign countries. The idea that this is a free trade solution to our concern over
Millie Hallow high prices for some drugs is a canard. Passage of this law would import price
Distinguished Founders control schemes from socialized economies and create long term problems for a small
William F. Buckley, Jr. short-term gain. An in-depth analysis by the American Conservative Union
Frank S. Meyer
William A. Rusher Foundation titled The High Cost of Lower Drug Prices shows that, far from
Katharine St. George advancing free trade, this proposal would have adverse impacts throughout the U.S.
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economy, such as:
Dr. Larry Arnn
The Honorable Steve Bannon
Governor Matt Bevin
Stifling long-term incentives for pharmaceutical companies to pursue the medical
Ambassador John Bolton research that underpins innovation
The Honorable Kevin Brady
Governor Sam Brownback Subjecting millions of American consumers to medicines that may be ineffective
The Honorable Ken Buck
The Honorable Mike Burgess and unsafe
Dr. Ben Carson
Sheriff David Clarke
The Honorable Kellyanne Conway In 2004, Nobel Laureate Milton Friedman, one of our greatest advocates for a free
The Honorable Ted Cruz
Robert Davi market, said that while American consumers would get a short-term windfall, they
The Honorable Jim DeMint
The Honorable Ron DeSantis
would end up unnecessarily suffering and living shorter livesbecause promising
Secretary Betsy DeVos new therapies would be delayed or not even developed.
Lou Dobbs
Governor Doug Ducey
Nigel Farage
Carly Fiorina Often these amendments restrict the importation to obtaining drugs from Canada.
Sean Hannity
The Hon. French Hill
This is a siren song often used by proponents, claiming we can be confident that
Dr. Zuhdi Jasser drugs from our neighbor to the North are safe. However, in reality, manufacturers
Wayne LaPierre
Attorney General Adam Laxalt from anywhere in the world can establish a Canadian shipping address and then
Mark Levin
Dana Loesch
identify themselves as a Canadian pharmacy. A 2005 FDA investigation showed
The Honorable Barry Loudermilk that, of the 43 percent of intercepted drugs purportedly coming from Canada, only 15
The Honorable KT McFarland
Vice President Mike Pence percent actually were, the rest coming from 27 different countries.
Judge Jeanine Pirro
The Honorable Reince Priebus
Administrator Scott Pruitt
Michael Reagan
Please dont fall for this seemingly simple solution to a complex problem and vote no
Governor Pete Ricketts on any amendment to allow drug importation from foreign countries.
Ambassador Francis Rooney
The Honorable Marco Rubio
Amity Shlaes
The Honorable Rick Santorum
Sincerely,
President Donald J. Trump
Governor Scott Walker
Daniel Schneider
Executive Director
American Conservative Union

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