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Maggie Hassan
@maggiehassan· Democratic · NH· Jul 9, 2024

In the Inflation Reduction Act, we took on big pharma by finally allowing Medicare to negotiate prescription drug prices.

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Maggie Hassan
@maggiehassan· Democratic · NH· Jul 9, 2024

You have constituents right now who on a Friday when their physician's office is independently owned were paying a couple hundred dollars for a treatment. And on Monday, after the hospital buys it, it can go up to $1,000.

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Maggie Hassan
@maggiehassan· Democratic · NH· Jul 9, 2024

In the Inflation Reduction Act, we took on big pharma by finally allowing Medicare to negotiate prescription drug prices.

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Maggie Hassan
@maggiehassan· Democratic · NH· Jul 9, 2024

You have constituents right now who on a Friday when their physician's office is independently owned were paying a couple hundred dollars for a treatment. And on Monday, after the hospital buys it, it can go up to $1,000.

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Dick Durbin
@dickdurbin· Democratic · IL· Jul 9, 2024

Mr. President, it was 11 years ago that I wrote a letter to John Roberts, the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court--11 years ago-- asking him a basic question: Mr. Chief Justice, why is it that you believe the nine Justices that sit on the…

Congressional Record · 2024-07-09
Dick Durbin
@dickdurbin· Democratic · IL· Jul 9, 2024

Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the text of the bill be printed in the Record. There being no objection, the text of the bill was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: S. 4645 Be it enacted by the Senate and House…

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Dick Durbin
@dickdurbin· Democratic · IL· Jul 9, 2024

Mr. President, the Senate will vote to confirm Robin Michelle Meriweather to the U.S. Court of Federal Claims. Born in Detroit, MI, Judge Meriweather received her undergraduate degree from the University of Michigan and her law degree from…

Congressional Record · 2024-07-09
Roger Wicker
@rogerwicker· Republican · MS· Jul 9, 2024

Thank you very much to my colleagues and to the Chair. The world has grown too dangerous for the remaining NATO members not to meet the 2-percent mark. We all must make it a priority to increase defense spending. It is shocking and…

Congressional Record · 2024-07-09
Tammy Baldwin
@tammybaldwin· Democratic · WI· Jul 9, 2024

Yet again my Republican colleagues have sent a clear message to women across America. They don't think women should have the right to control their bodies. This bill would have ensured more women could access the safe reproductive care…

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Tammy Baldwin
@tammybaldwin· Democratic · WI· Jul 9, 2024

Mr. President, I rise to urge my Democratic and Republican colleagues to stand with the majority of Americans who believe a woman should have the right to choose what is best for her and her family, health, and future. The bills we are…

Congressional Record · 2024-07-09
Roger Wicker
@rogerwicker· Republican · MS· Jul 9, 2024

Mr. President, I rise this morning to discuss national defense and, in particular, the importance of the NATO alliance as quite a number of our friends from NATO have arrived in Washington to celebrate the 75th annual meeting of this…

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John Boozman
@johnboozman· Republican · AR· Jul 9, 2024

We must also protect innovation and provide regulatory certainty businesses need to maintain their operations in the United States.

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John Boozman
@johnboozman· Republican · AR· Jul 9, 2024

You are always welcome to use airtime, so thank you for being here.

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John Boozman
@johnboozman· Republican · AR· Jul 9, 2024

To my knowledge, Congress has never held a hearing solely on decentralized finance, not once.

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John Boozman
@johnboozman· Republican · AR· Jul 9, 2024

We have done a good job, I think, by and large, over the past 10 years implementing Dodd-Frank and Title VII.

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Jack Reed
@jackreed· Democratic · RI· Jul 9, 2024

Mr. President, I rise today to honor the service and achievements of an esteemed and valued member of our Armed Forces, Rear Admiral Leonard ``Butch'' Dollaga, who will retire from the U.S. Navy on October 1, 2024, after 34 years in…

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John Boozman
@johnboozman· Republican · AR· Jul 9, 2024

Again, we certainly do need to get a farm bill done, and we just have a real difference of opinion as to how we get that done.

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