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Carolyn Maloney
@carolynmaloney· Democratic · NY· Jan 28, 2019

This is outrageous that this is allowed to happen in this country.

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Carolyn Maloney
@carolynmaloney· Democratic · NY· Jan 28, 2019

I find it scandalous that the generic is available, but people can't get access to it.

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Brian Higgins
@brianhiggins· Democratic · NY· Jan 28, 2019

Nobody up here, not one person up here, supports preexisting condition protections for the American people.

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Brian Higgins
@brianhiggins· Democratic · NY· Jan 28, 2019

My colleagues on the other side can say they support people with preexisting conditions all they want, but the reality is that they continue to support efforts to undermine these protections that Americans want.

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Brian Higgins
@brianhiggins· Democratic · NY· Jan 28, 2019

You can't do that anymore. It is against the law because of the Affordable Care Act.

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Brian Higgins
@brianhiggins· Democratic · NY· Jan 28, 2019

The Medicare program did what private insurance companies had the opportunity to do and decided not to.

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Brian Higgins
@brianhiggins· Democratic · NY· Jan 28, 2019

Everybody up here does not support preexisting condition protections.

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Adriano Espaillat
@adrianoespaillat· Democratic · NY· Jan 28, 2019

Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the life of Juan Pablo Duarte, the founding father of the Dominican Republic. Duarte was instrumental in the war of Dominican independence, and he fought for a liberal democracy. January 26, this past…

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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
@alexandriaocasiocortez· Democratic · NY· Jan 28, 2019

So the public is acting as early investor, putting tons of money into the development of drugs that then become privatized, and then they receive no return on the investment that they have made?

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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
@alexandriaocasiocortez· Democratic · NY· Jan 28, 2019

So you would say, and am I correct in saying, that the VA is using collective bargaining power in the market to lower the price of drugs as a counter to some of the for-profit or profit motive pressures, upward pressures from the cost of…

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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
@alexandriaocasiocortez· Democratic · NY· Jan 28, 2019

Thank you, Mr. Chairman, and thank you all as our panelists here for lending your expertise and your insight to help us better legislate, and especially thank you to Dr. Georges as a professor at Lehman College for representing the Bronx…

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Jerry Nadler
@jerrynadler· Democratic · NY· Jan 28, 2019

Voting really is a foundational right and it is essential that there are as few barriers as possible for registration and participation in our democracy.

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Jerry Nadler
@jerrynadler· Democratic · NY· Jan 28, 2019

I am so excited about supporting this piece of legislation.

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Jerry Nadler
@jerrynadler· Democratic · NY· Jan 28, 2019

I believe if we start this process at a younger age we can spur political participation and engagement in all Americans.

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Jerry Nadler
@jerrynadler· Democratic · NY· Jan 28, 2019

Access and transparency, I know we can all agree, in our voting system is vital to the integrity of our democracy.

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Chuck Schumer
@chuckschumer· Democratic · NY· Jan 25, 2019

Madam President, the longest shutdown in American history will finally end today. The President has agreed to our request to open the government and then debate border security, which is great news for 800,000 Federal workers and millions…

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Nita Lowey
@nitalowey· Democratic · NY· Jan 25, 2019

Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent to take from the Speaker's table the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 28) making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2019, and for other purposes, with the Senate amendment thereto, and concur…

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