If you want to call affordability 'rate regulation,' well, tell your constituents that.
I don't find that to be a compelling argument at all.
The problem that we have in the country is the following: Yes, we have the private sector, terrific, they all have a business plan.
The digital divide is a national embarrassment and we have to solve it.
Today our subcommittee can help them by moving H.R. 3 forward, the Elijah E. Cummings Lower Drug Costs Now Act.
I think it is time to live up to our promises to lower the cost of prescription drugs for all our constituents.
We all pray for that day.
Negotiating for the prices of these drugs won't harm innovation in the future.
These price hikes have caused Americans to choose between buying their prescriptions and paying rent and buying food.
We can change that, and if we do, we will not only save lives, we will prevent bankruptcies across the country.
A U.S. law prohibits Medicare from negotiating directly with drug companies.