I'm encouraged by the progress made, and I'm confident that the benefits of this commonsense law will continue to grow and improve the lives of Iowans and all Americans.
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Unfortunately, that is largely because Democrats refused to positively participate in writing the bill.
It is hard to deny a truth that expands your pocketbook.
We were proud when we passed it, and we are even prouder now as, all across the Nation, evidence affirms that the new law is tangibly benefiting millions of Americans.
You would think this would be obvious, but almost every other week some Tea Partier introduces legislation to test SNAP or TANF recipients.
Let me also comment on Senator Sanders's proposal for Medicare for All.
Nobody has outworked Senator McCaskill when it comes to investigating how this crisis came to be.
There must be a way to address what I call the 'prescription pendulum.'
$10 billion--to build upon the work started under the 21st Century Cures Act.
Deaths by drug overdose are the leading cause of injury death in the United States.
Our Medicaid program is an important tool in providing health care to many Americans, but we must put it on a stable long-term sustainable footing for it to be there for this and future generations.
We have to use every effective tool to drive down the costs, because you can have really transformational health products, but people have to be able to afford them.
Chairman Hatch and I are determined to see this Federal/State partnership through.
Family First is about keeping the families together wherever you can.
Four out of 10 working-age Americans suffering from an opioid addiction rely on Medicaid.
Nobody has worked harder on the opioid issue than Senator McCaskill, in terms of investigating the crisis, holding people accountable.
We can come up with bipartisan proposals to help make a difference.
I have also heard, more recently, agonizing stories from parents at home who have lost kids to the epidemic.