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Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. Michael F. Doyle), and I just want to congratulate the Democrats for a hard victory. Mr. Speaker, the gentleman used some words over there that I didn't understand when he said…
When insulin was first developed, the patent was sold... for a dollar.
The amount that pharmaceuticals spent on that same time to buy their own stock for the sole purpose of driving up the price was $516 billion.
$465 billion was spent on research and development.
I don't think corporations will give us a reason why.
$516 billion was spent on stock buybacks.
That's how much the patent for all insulin was sold for.
We should stop that and ban that immediately.
I believe it's a national scandal that they are able to charge these prices without any accountability for how they're raising it, why they're raising it.
The fact that they can be so much cheaper overseas is an absolute outrage, that we pay for the production, the research, and yet when it goes overseas, it's affordable, but not here in America.
Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of H.R. 3877. For months, House Democrats have insisted on raising unworkable budget caps so Congress can responsibly fund our government and uphold our commitments to American families. Unless Congress and…
Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Marylou Whitney, the ``Queen of Saratoga,'' who, sadly, passed away on July 19 at the age of 93. Marylou embodied the spirit of a revitalized Saratoga. She was graceful, classic, sparkling, full of joy…
Mr. Speaker, the hallowed halls of the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York, welcomed six inductees last weekend. In 80 years, baseball has honored 232 players as the best of the best. Only about 1 percent of the 19,500…
Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor and celebrate the life of Randy Preston, Wilmington Town supervisor, former chairman of the Essex County Board of Supervisors, former volunteer firefighter, former fire chief, and fierce advocate for…
I was shocked to learn that parents who unknowingly bought these expired formula reported their infants being so violently sick.
Madam Speaker, as vice chair of the Energy and Commerce Committee, I rise today to thank the House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone and Ranking Member Walden, and Subcommittee Chair Mike Doyle and Ranking Member Latta…