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Article: PINGREE CONGRESSIONAL TESTIMONY CANCELLED.
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- States News Service
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- April 17, 2002
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WASHINGTON, Apr 16, 2002
A congressional appearance by the chief author of a Maine program aimed at cutting prescription drug prices was cancelled on short notice just before she was scheduled to give testimony.
At congressional request, Chellie Pingree, the Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate running against Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, had been planning to offer her thoughts on the Maine Rx program before the House Ways and Means Committee on Wednesday, but was told on Tuesday she should not attend.
Pingree, who, as state Senate majority leader crafted legislation two years ago to create the Maine Rx program, said House Republicans decided ...