Cochran battling pharmaceutical measure

The Hattiesburg American, 5/5/7

Sen. Thad Cochran will be in the thick of the battle ? and at odds with Sen. Trent Lott ? when the Senate votes Monday on a plan to allow reimportation of prescription drugs from Canada and other countries.

American pharmaceuticals sell their products overseas at a discounted rate and Dorgan wants Americans to benefit from this discount.