Democrats Respond To GOP Filibuster of Medicare Drug Bill « Thread Started on Apr 20, 2007, 5:36pm » --------------------------------------------------------------------------------Democrats Respond To GOP Filibuster of Medicare Drug Bill read at source> http://bobgeiger.blogspot.com/2007/04/d ... htmlAlmost making the case for why a whole bunch of them should not be reelected in 2008, Republican Senators this week filibustered popular legislation that would have given Medicare the ability to negotiate for lower drug prices for seniors. This came as no surprise to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV), who last week accused the Republicans of being "owned by the pharmaceutical industry" and Senate Democrats weighed in with their reactions yesterday.