drug companies have to believe will prohit excessive profits but still many patients feel like janet snyder.. the problem is compounded by the mixture of politics and money. have you ever sick? i imagine most people could answer yes to that question. and if you're thinking about calling in anytime soon -- research company attest says wait for a tuesday. the best time to call in is 6:38 in the morning. the best excuse -- "stomach problems y won't be asked to elaborate! so what's the best excuse you've given or heard.. share your story on facebook dot com slash 10 news wtsp. coming up tonight on 10 news and c-b-s. starting at 8:00, macgyver, followed by hawaii five o at 9. at 10:00, blue bloods. then tune in to 10 news at 11. don't forget to stay up for the late show with stephen colbert and his guests anna kendrick and chris gethard. don't forget, you wn news app. it's a fast look at breaking news, weather and traffic - and get alerts so you won't miss a thing. search wtsp 10 news in the app has many of you getting into the christmas spirit. sky 10 flew over the chik-fil-a on waters avenue n

. >> reporter: but still many patients feel like janet snyder. the problem she says is compounded by politics and money. >> the way things go with congress and the senate, it is controlled by who is giving them the most mo >> reporter: the pop top three house members from florida of patrick murphy, who was just defeated in his bid, and sarasota's burned buchanan. unlike marco rubio, bill nelson, was on the low end of pharmaceutical contributions receiving just $10,000. >> it is bothersome how they play with peoples lives. >> it is kind of disgusting. >> something has to be done. that is why we are trying to get something done. >>> have you ever called in sick when you weren't really sick? not that i have ever done that. i was just curious about you. >> i don't know. answer yes to that question. if you are about to think about calling in sick anytime soon research companies say, wait and do it on a tuesday. the best time to call is at 6:38 in the morning. the best excuse is stomach problems, you will not be asked to elaborate. we want to know what

janet snyder is recoveri heart transplant patient. permits have gone up by more than 500%. >> it kills us. it literally kills us. >> reporter: we did some digging and checked out voting records. senator brown received high marks. thousand eight at eight times on healthcare according to medicare votes.org. raise record tends to favor the industry. he received a thumbs down on 15 of 16 votes. he denies doing the drug companies any favors.>> this is pencils. >> reporter: representative fund received all positive ratings, 2020 thumbs up. partner received a thumbs down on all three votes. tv or 18 and 20 thumbs down and joyce, 12 of 13 thumbs down. >> target date in washington when you think the drug companies have them in their back pocket in order to get them to vote t >>> congress may be under attack for not taking action but critics also blame middlemen. tomorrow, industry insider reveals how they are taking advantage of lax government oversight and caching and by driving up prices. >>> rj midi taxes by his own disability and calls are