Ken Johnson
Ken Johnson
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It's something we have been working on behind the scenes.
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That is simply not true. America's pharmaceutical research companies are firmly committed to HIV/AIDS vaccine research and development with 15 potential vaccines in development today.
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We have had a lot of members of the church come.
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This was a screwball idea, ... An underhanded and sneaky attempt to scare people. We have credible safety-based arguments supporting our position against importation. We don't have to resort to pulp fiction and Looney Tunes.
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We're gonna have to start thinking about what we spend, because with the gas crunch, it's getting pretty painful on the pumps,
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We're going to do anything we can do to try to piece this puzzle together.
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We're still hopeful he'll agree to testify, ... If he declines, we have a very important hearing next week and we'll go ahead without him. Ford has been very cooperative in providing information. They've offered two very high-ranking officials (to testify). We'll see what they have to say. One way or another we'll get to the bottom of this.
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We wanted to use those first three games to get better. I think we did.
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We are considering the possibility of issuing a subpoena to Martha Stewart to appear before our committee. However, Chairman (Billy) Tauzin (R-La.) has not made a final decision.
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We recognize that a medicine that sits on the shelf, out of reach financially, doesn't help anyone. So, we're trying to make sure people don't fall through the cracks.
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There is a tremendous amount of information that we're pouring through, everything from tire tests to rollover data going back 10 years,
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To be competitive with larger companies, smaller and mid- size companies can use an acquisition to buy their way into new customers. Head-to-head competition is expensive with lower margins. Buying your way into a customer or a contract can be more profitable.
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We demographers are hardly a wild and crazy lot. Most of what we'll be doing is answering questions about what this means.
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Our programs were always intended as a safety net, but Medicare is taking over that role for older Americans.