and special interests, in this case, phrma, has won rounds one through nine. we won't quit this fight, mr. president, because the american people deserve it particularly in these difficult economic times. so, mr. president, we may be blocked on this bill. we may be blocked on the next bill. but we'll come back and back and back and keep coming back. my message to the other side and those at phrma, and we will succeed in allowing americans to acquire the much-needed, in some cases lifesaving prescription drugs at a lower cost to themselves and their families. that's what this amendment is all about. mr. president, i suggest the absence of a quorum. the presiding officer: the clerk will call the roll. a senator: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from nebraska. a senator: mr. president, i ask that the quorum call be set aside. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. johanns: mr. president, today i rise in solemn remembrance of the life of a fallen hero: sergeant justin j. duffey of the united states army's 82nd airborne division. justin died

he stood bravely on the senate floor and read directly from a lobbyist e-mail, lobbyist, big phrma, the association which represents the biggest pharmaceutical companies, and read a details e-mail about how they were going to block and derail this effort of mine and senator mccain's and senator dorgan's and others. i think seeing that come to pass, seeing this effort successfully blocked from the f.d.a. bill, something that's clearly a major opportunity on which to pass re-importation, a big f.d.a. bill, that's got to grow the cynicism of the american public. americans all across our country have to be out there thinking, okay, what's wrong with this picture? re-importation unites democrats and republicans, a big majority in the senate, big majority in the house, support of the president, saves the system $50 billion, obvious opportunity to pass it, an f.d.a. bill. but once again it's cut off, it's blocked from consideration from moving forward. that's got to increase everybody's cynicism, and we have to work beyond that to pass this important legislation for the american people. i'm ha