Sen. Warren Repeatedly Cuts off, Berates Pharmaceutical Rep.: ‘Try Your Story on Someone Willing to Listen!’

EXCERPT:

REILLY: “Senator Warren, patents are 20 years long, that is how long a pharmaceutical patent is. We also have —“
WARREN: “I’m sorry. The law says five years of exclusivity on basic drugs. You think the Harvard study, they don’t know how to do it, study how much money you’re making off these things or how long you have exclusivity?”
REILLY: “Senator Warren, I'm simply saying that companies have five years of data exclusivity. Immediately after that a generic company can get to market. Let me tell you, they try very hard to get to market as soon as they can.”
WARREN: “And you're saying that the drug companies don't game the system at all to expand their exclusivity to an average of 12 1/2 years? It just happens? Please, try the story on someone else. Try the story on someone else who will be willing to listen to it.”