the cost of prescription drugs in this country is putting an enormous burden on taxpayers and seniors by raising the cost of Medicare and Medicaid.

Why did a majority of Members of this Committee invite these three pharmaceutical CEOs to testify today?

Let's be clear, Johnson & Johnson, Merck, and Bristol-Myers Squibb are not just charging higher prices in the United States compared to other countries.

We are beginning, beginning to take on the greed of the pharmaceutical industry.

Americans are forced to pay higher and higher prices for the drugs they need to survive.

Yes, we believe in competition, and we really believe in competition.

The overwhelming beneficiary of these high drug prices is the pharmaceutical industry.

I rise this morning to share the story of Amiram Cooper. Amiram is 85, a husband, a father, a grandfather of nine, a composer, and a poet. His love for the arts and writing inspires everyone around him. On October 7, he was 1 of more than…

One out of four of our people go to the doctor, get a prescription, and they cannot afford to fill that prescription.

Thank you for holding this important and timely hearing and offer our appreciation for lifting up the reality of high drug costs in the United States.

the need to substantially lower the outrageous price of prescription drugs in this country.

10 of the top pharmaceutical companies in America made over $110 billion in profits in 2022.

I am especially impressed by the Pfizer drug company--Pfizer is not here this morning contributing $1 million to the Republican Party in Kentucky to expand its headquarters named after Republican leader Mitch McConnell.

I thank the gentleman from Utah, Vice Chairman Moore, for yielding and for claiming the time this morning to discuss these important issues facing our Nation. Madam Speaker, let me be clear. The President has the existing authority to…

I don't think that Judge Merck really intended that, that would be what the result of research ultimately did.

Adam Smith hated monopolies. It was the No. 1 thing he hated the most, monopolies.

Let us be clear, in 2022, Johnson & Johnson made nearly $18 billion in profit.

The U.S. Government does not regulate drug companies. With very few exceptions, the drug companies regulate the U.S. Government.