"I would like to start by reminding folks that the Inflation Reduction Act, which we passed in the last Congress with no help from our Republican colleagues, reduced the deficit by $300 billion over 10..."
"The drug price negotiation provisions in that bill saved taxpayers $288 billion."
"We also capped the price of insulin at $35 a month and capped seniors' out-of-pocket costs at $2,000 per year."
"You can have the most exciting innovative drug in the world, but, if no one can afford to buy it, it doesn't help a single person."
"Americans pay more for the same drugs than people in other countries do."
"In every other industrialized country, the government negotiates drug prices with manufacturers."
"If America is to remain the leader in the healthcare technology innovation, we must ensure that the FDA and CMS approval process for DPTs are in sync."
"Our seniors deserve timely access to these lifesaving breakthrough treatments."
"I am calling on my Democrat colleagues to work with me on a technical fix to the bill to make sure that more rare disease drugs and treatments are protected from the negotiation process."
"I think I have that number right. But other outside--13 fewer cures is what they said and other outside experts indicated that number could be as high as 135 different cures."
"When we fund you with proper funding levels, does that cost money or does it allow you to recoup the money that is owed?"
"I appreciate the fact that you cleared up this nonsensical argument that we heard continuously over the course of the last year that this $80 billion was going to pay for heavily armed agents running ..."