Madam Chair, we talk about research and the needs of the patients but we are here not only to push the envelope on what needs to happen for people with MS, but, more important, for people with CCSVI. Whether they have MS or not, they should have access to diagnosis and treatment.
We know how important research is, and we do not disagree that it needs to get done, but we are here to ask that it be done in conjunction with treatment and that there be no discrimination as to who gets it.
Does he not agree that the $1.6 billion that were invested in the G8 and G20, especially the $1.9 million with respect to the fake lake and the props to go with it, would have been better invested in more research for MS in order to ensure we have a study that includes treatment and study for everybody?