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1) Rick Santorum sided with the big drug companies by voting to increase their profits
"Windfall for drug industry raises questions," Knight Ridder Newspapers, February 2, 2006
According to the Knight-Ridder News Service, the Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit bill is estimated to increase pharmaceutical company profits by $2 billion in 2006 alone, and has been estimated to provide as much as $40 billion in extra profits over 10 years.
Roll Call 459, H.R. 1, November 25, 2003
Roll Call 262, S. 1, June 26, 2003
On November 25, 2003 Santorum voted for the Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit bill, which created a prescription drug benefit for Medicare and made structural changes to the program allowing beneficiaries to obtain coverage through traditional Medicare private health plans. Congressional Quarterly Almanac, "HR 1 Summary," 59th Edition, 2003.
NOTE: Santorum voted against the Senate version. When the House version was substituted, he voted for the final passage of the bill.
2) And keep seniors from buying low-cost prescription drugs from Canada
Roll Call 201, S. 812, July 31, 2002
On the Issues Online, "Rick Santorum on Health Care," S. 812, July 31, 2002
3) No wonder the drug lobby gave Santorum committees half a million dollars
$461,083 in contributions from pharmaceutical PACs. From 1993 through May 15, 2006, Santorum-controlled political committees, including his committees for his House and Senate campaigns, as well as his “leadership PACs,” accepted $461,083 in contributions from pharmaceutical PACs. Click here to see an itemized table of these contributions (Source: Political MoneyLine, "Campaign Contribution Info: Rick Santorum")
$120,192 in contributions from employees of pharmaceutical companies. From 1993 to May 15, 2006, employees of pharmaceutical companies contributed at least $120,192 to Santorum’s committees for the House and Senate, as well as his leadership PACs. Click here to see an itemized table of these contributions (Source: Political MoneyLine, "Campaign Contribution Info: Rick Santorum")
For additional information, you’ll want to see this one as well: Center for Responsive Politics web site, "Rick Santorum: Career Profile (Since 1989) Top Industries"