i would ask for a motion to accept staff's recommendation to aprove, give the executive officer approval or authority to enter into a contract up to an amount of 100,000 but that's not necessarily the amount that will be spent. so is there a motion? motion by commissioner avalos. is there a second. >> second by commissioner mikarimi. [voting] >> mr. chair, we have three ayes and one no. >> the motion passes. madam clerk can you call item number five? >> item number five, executive officer's report. >> ms. miller? >> i have no report, thank you. >> but, i'm sorry, i do want to introduce -- i'm going to have jason interview our new intern. i just wanted to get the opportunity to introduce our intern for the summer. last summer, she had different tasks to do. she is currently going to u.c. davis and is looking to do green type work in her future. i just wanted to welcome her do our internship program. thank you. >> thank you very much. >> colleagues, any questions? is there any public comment on this item? any money -- body wanting to speak? public comment is closed. madam, can you call ite

when the fda aproves a drug for marketing, a new drug, what the manufacturer has to establish is that the new drug is better than nothing. >> are we talking about wikperdol? >> that's one of the drugs. this is a whole category but that's the one in the study. if you found this is true, the newer drug will claim it's an improvement or suggested an improvement, plus the impact of the advertising programs and the solicitation of doctors from brands? i don't want to -- we're not here to fault brand drugs and we'll explain that in a minute. but, there is no advertising for the drugs that we're talking about here. the generic drugs. >> very little promotion of generic drugs to consumers or doctors. >> because when the brand drugs goes off patent, you get a variety of generic companies. it's per missibility and for all genarks to enter the competition, correct? >> for the first 6 months, the first generic manufacturer to challenge the patent has exclusivity for 6 months. this is very important because this was created by the hatch wax man act in 1984. and it creates a 6 month exexclusivity f

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res. 66, aproving the renewal of important restrictions concerning the burdensome meese freedom and democracy act of 2003. -- the burmese freedom and democracy act of 2003. mr. reid: i ask that the time be divided between the majority and minority. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. reid: i suggest the absence of a quorum. the presiding officer: the clerk will call the roll. quorum call: mr. sessions: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from alabama. mr. sessions: i would ask that the quorum call be dispensed with. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. sessions: mr. president, our country is in a very, very serious economic crisis. we're told by mr. erskine bowles and senator alan simpson, erskine bowles was chosen by president obama to head his debt commission, and they gave a statement to the budget committee on which i'm ranking member that this nation has never faced a more predictable economic crisis. based on the size of our debt. all of us know that. the american people are angry with us. theyno

move to bring to a close the debate on the motion to proceed to calendar number 54, h.j.res. 66, aproving the renewal of the burmese freedom and democracies act of 1973. signed by 17 senators as follows --. mr. reid: i ask unanimous consent the names not be read. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. reid: i ask unanimous consent that the vote on the motion to i invoke cloture occur at 5:30 on monday, september 12. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. reid: i ask unanimous consent that when the senate completes its business day it it adjourn until 2:00 p.m. on monday, 12, following the prayer and pledge, the journal of proceedings be approved to date, the morning hour deemed expired, the time for the two leaders reserved for use later in the day, the senate be in morning business until 4:30 about with senators permitted to speak for 10 minutes each. at 4:30 on monday the senate would resume consideration of the motion to proceed to the joint resolution regarding burma the presiding officer: without objection. mr. reid: there will be a roll call vote at 5:30 on monday on t