I think people were promised they would be able to get all their drugs they require. But they weren't told they might have to go through a little extra.

People often underestimate how difficult it is to get medicines in other countries. You can buy over-the-counter drugs but you can't be 100 percent sure you have the right thing. They could be the wrong medication or the dosage may not be the same.

We've all heard the stories about people cutting their pills in half, choosing between paying for drugs and paying for food, or forgoing the medications altogether. These folks shouldn't be faced with these choices at all. It's time that Congress help high-risk pools, consumers, employers and state legislatures control the rising cost of healthcare.

Now, having said that, 6% of our Nation regularly uses drugs, about 12 million people. They are seven out of ten employed. They're in the workplace. They're not under a bridge someplace. They're working for you and me. And they're terrible employees. They cause a third of all industrial accidents. They cause just a disproportionate amount of work absenteeism.

Many of the drugs that are given, usually for older people, actually cause dry mouth so that those people have to be more careful with their brushing and cleaning.

There's a bottleneck getting drugs to people and we may now be able to test thousands of compounds that would not have been evaluated under the prior method.