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Date: March 21, 2001
Video Coverage: Prescription Drug Costs and the political career of former Secretary of State Joan Growe
About the Program:
Capitol Report host, Dave Olson, discusses a plan that requires drug manufacturers to help absorb the cost of rising drug prices for Minnesotans without drug coverage with bill author Senator John Hottinger, DFL-Mankato. Senator Sheila Kiscaden, R-Rochester, and member of the Senate Health, Human Services, and Corrections Budget Division, explains why she opposes the bill.

Who was Minnesota's first female Secretary of State and how long did she hold the office? Tune in to find out the answer to these questions and more about the political career of Joan Growe.