support democratic proposals to target drug pricing at the federal level by, for example, including allowingca me to negotiate prices? >> well, that'sne of the chief proposals of the democrats. it would be medicare part d because that's where most of the prescriptn did you go dollars are spent. but i think it's importa to have hearings -- >> as you know, some groups say no more hearings are necessary because there's plenty of researchut there showing that big pharma drives up g prescription d prices andou they think y're too close to theinharmaceutical stry. how do you address their concerns? >> i think it's silly. i have such a long record,y 36 rs of produ fng consumers. i have thousands ofn constit that are employed in the biotech industry here, not only in northern california, ront and center in my district. i've always been for the consumer. i willontinue to be. as biotechnology industrye supportedn the congress, yes, i'm proud of it. i'm proud of it. >> you also said you don't want to punish the pharmaceutical industry. that's what you told reporters. >> this is not about punishing anyone