Over the last 10 years we have lost more Americans to drug overdoses, opioid addiction, than we have in any wars we have ever fought, all of them accumulated together.

The LifeBOAT Act simply says this: A penny per milligram for all manufacturers.

For the PBM, pharmaceutical benefit managers, they are basically middlemen right now, as we are reducing price.

The amount of money that we were able to save by negotiating on certain drug prices, that money is being able to help bring down prices.

My number one concern, about the high prices of drugs.

Thanks to our efforts, this year's Medicare Trustees Report estimated that the solvency of the Medicare Hospital Insurance (HI) Trust Fund has been extended by 3 years--until 2031--since last year's report.

Ensuring that this program is stable and able to cover benefits for our seniors is paramount to keeping the promise we made--that after a lifetime of hard work, seniors deserve to retire with dignity and peace of mind.

The Budget builds on the Inflation Reduction Act's new Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program by increasing the number of drugs subject to negotiation and making drugs eligible for negotiation sooner after their launch.

My number one concern, about the high prices of drugs.

Domestic manufacturing, I think you and I have talked about this before, that is needed to supply our chains.

The Budget builds on the Inflation Reduction Act's new Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program by increasing the number of drugs subject to negotiation and making drugs eligible for negotiation sooner after their launch.

The amount of money that we were able to save by negotiating on certain drug prices, that money is being able to help bring down prices.