Doyle: Fighting for Wisconsin’s Consumers

Governor Jim Doyle today announced he was sending a delegation to inspect Canadian pharmacies used on the state’s drug savings website.

You may remember that the federal government threatened to sue Governor Doyle when he announced his website www.drugsavings.wi.gov, a site that assists Wisconsin consumers in buying medical drugs for the best possible prices which included buying them from Canada. The Bush administration tried to block Governors and states from directing consumers to Canadian pharmacies. Instead, they wanted consumers to continue to support their big benefactors, big pharmaceutical companies.

Doyle stood up to the federal government and went ahead with his plans to help Wisconsin’s consumers and seniors.

Back in February of 2004, Representatives Frank Boyle (D-Superior) and I urged Doyle to include links to Canadian pharmacies to the Wisconsin website and linked our own legislative websites to a site linking Canadian companies, defying the Bush administration as well. He did.

One of the complaints against Doyle from Republicans in Wisconsin was that there was no guarantee of the “quality” of Canadian drugs. Please. Suddenly we’re afraid of the “third world” country of Canada? Are we going to ban “Labatts” beer as well? Canadian bacon?

Well, today’s announcement kills that criticism completely.

Thank you Governor Doyle for standing up for Wisconsin’s seniors and consumers once again.