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Setting prices, smart consumers go out and find the lower price, and, at the end of the day i don't think a lot of people think they'll find a lot, what's more, other agencies in the federal government are supposed to look out for this problem like the ftc, which can charge people who violate the law, a million dollars a day. so, it will be interesting to see what the panel comes up with. >> and the president talked about market nip plamanipulatio speculating. >> we're talking about traders, people who are being blamed for the rising gas prices and let's think about it for a second. you said, ...

With you, the objective of making sure that we have a competitive, transparent system wherein there will not be monopolies. in fact, as you know, we just passed legislation through the house of representatives to withdraw the antitrust protection from insurance companies. so that insurance companies cannot collude in terms of setting prices or making their determinations. we think that was an important bill. some republicans, frankly, spoke against it. but it passed with over 400 votes. >> with that said, the senate -- listen, you and i are in agreement on a lot of these things. at the same ti...

Are going to be making and you will be hearing about them very shortly. the other thing we are doing that relates to people's lives is the prescription drug prices are out of control. the drug prices have gone through the roof and if you look at the same exact drug by the same exact company made in the same exact box and sold someplace else, sometimes it's a fraction of what we pay in this country. meaning as usual the world is taking advantage of the u.s. they are setting prices with other countries and we are not. the drug companies are getting away with murder. we want to bring our prices d...