. >> the presiding officerthe presid. mr. dorgan: one is lipitor, i believe "the" most popular drug in the united states for lowering cholesterol. they look identical here because they're produced by the same company. lipitor is made in ireland and then shipped around the world. the different i difference is ne medicine inside. it's the same pill, made in the same place. the difference is where they're shipped. this one is shipped to canada and this one is shipped to the united states. the u.s. consumer has the pleasure of paying twice the cost of the canadian sciewrnl. but it's not just canadian, it's french, italian, it's great britain, it's almost every other industrialized country that praise peyse a fraction of the price -- pays a fraction of the price than we do. why should the american consumer be charged the highest prices in the world for this prescription drug? because those who apply the price have the ability to do it. and some of us, senator mccain, myself, senator kennedy, senator grassley, republicans and democ

the presiding officerthe presidk will call the roll. quorum call: ms. klobuchar: madam president? i ask that the quorum call be vitiated. the presiding officer: without objection. ms. klobuchar: and i ask unanimous consent that the senate recess until 2:15 as under the previous order. the presiding officer: the senate stands in recess under the previous order.