I regret to inform you that I missed the vote on rollcall No. 144. Had I been present, I would have voted ``yea'' on rollcall No. 144.

the President's budget has several bold proposals to build on the Inflation Reduction Act that will hold big pharma accountable.

The President's budget comes down to a simple proposition: helping working families and the middle class get ahead and reducing the deficit are not mutually exclusive.

If Congress fails to act on this front, patients--and especially seniors--will inevitably suffer.

CMS appreciates Chairman Wyden's and Chairman Casey's leadership on the critical issue of emergency preparedness in nursing homes.

That's a sharp contrast to the Republican approach to the Federal budget since the beginning of this year, which amounts to demanding secret negotiations on unspecified cuts to Federal programs while holding hostage the full faith and…

I strongly support efforts to extend this exemption period from 9 years to 13, ensuring parity between small molecules and biologics.

I just want a package so we can land this program in Rhode Island that I have been working on, I think, now for 8 years.

This is urgent, urgent business.

Nobody wants America to return to that time.

I strongly support this approach, especially as the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services continue to steadily implement the laws that are already on the books.

Senator Crapo and I talk often about this, and we intend to continue our mental health work in this Congress, again in a bipartisan way.

We pointed to the risk of higher launch prices and distorted pricing practices based on projections validated by the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office.

I am a very strong supporter of accelerated approval for these very exciting new drugs for Alzheimer's.

Fifteen years after the law was written, the insurance companies, the big insurance companies, are still finding ways to drag their feet on carrying out the parity law with respect to mental health.

I am quite impressed by the way we have responded, but I do think that the circumstances regarding Hong Kong, Ukraine, and China's use of high-tech to suppress the Uyghurs are very appealing strategies to many authoritarian leaders.

it is as bad as coal.

And yet here we are continuing to promote one project after another.