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Guv passes a bill…. in Vermont

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Less than two weeks ago, you may recall, Governor Rod Blagojevich sent letters to the Vermont House and the governor urging them to pass and sign an I-Save Rx bill that he had promoted and had been approved by a Senate committee.

Well, yesterday, the Vermont legislature passed the bill.

The state Legislature has passed a bill authorizing the state to take part in a program that allows residents to buy prescription drugs from Canada. Gov. Jim Douglas plans to sign the measure, which would make Vermont the fourth state to join the program, I-Save Rx, first put in place by Gov. Rod Blagojevich of Illinois last fall. Vermont sued the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in August for rejecting a plan with a Canadian pharmacy in which Vermonters could receive mail-order prescriptions.

Bet he couldn’t repeat that rapid success in Illinois right now.

posted by Rich Miller
Tuesday, Feb 15, 05 @ 5:28 am

Comments

Thank you Thank you Thank You. That should start somthing now with other states to try to do the same. Vermont has been a starting point for good things (except may be the mormans) Just kidding ha ha but really that is wonderful news and Rod get off your A##. More states need to follow suit and maybe soon we as a people can stand up aginst the big RX Companies.
I dont want to pay out of My a## any more than i have to so is just say Thank You and i want to move back to Vermont (or to Canada)

Comment by Anonymous Monday, Feb 21, 05 @ 6:54 pm