The committee tries to attack Steven Nissen with some laughable questions:
Congressman Chris Cannon, Utah (R-Utah) tried to make Nissen cry about all the money pharma companies lose when the public hears bad news about drugs or the industry — in other words, he thought the messenger, not the message should be blamed.The congressman, in fact, went all the way back to the Clinton era to make his point — which seems to be “loose lips sink drug ships.”
“Do you have a concern about drug stock devaluation in reaction to your report?” he asked Nissen.
Nissen stuck to his guns and encouraged everyone to read what he said, because he was very measured and took into account the effect it might have on patients. Besides, said Nissen, “I don’t follow waht [sic] stocks are doing.”
