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"PhRMA echoes the sentiment shared by President Obama and members of Congress that it is critical that all Americans have access to high-quality and affordable healthcare coverage and will do everything we can to help ensure that a comprehensive healthcare reform bill gets to the White House this year," said PhRMA President and CEO Billy Tauzin.

The Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA) represents the country's leading pharmaceutical research and biotechnology companies, which are devoted to inventing medicines that allow patients to live longer, healthier, and more productive lives. PhRMA companies are leading the way in the search for new cures. PhRMA members alone invested an estimated $50.3 billion in 2008 in discovering and developing new medicines. Industry-wide research and investment reached a record $65.2 billion in 2008.

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