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On the recordMay 16, 2019
I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the end of title I of the Rules Committee Print, add the following new subtitle: Subtitle D--Reports SEC. 131. EFFECTS OF INCREASES IN PRESCRIPTION DRUG PRICE. Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall submit a report to the Congress on the extent to which increases in prescription drug prices may have caused Medicare beneficiaries to forego recommended treatment, including failing to fill prescriptions. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to House Resolution 377, the gentlewoman from California (Ms. Waters) and a Member opposed each will control 5 minutes. The Chair recognizes the gentlewoman from California.
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Maxine Waters
Democratic · California
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May 16, 2019

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