Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I yield myself the remainder of my time. Mr. Speaker, I want to thank my colleagues for joining me here today to speak on the rule, the MORE Act, and the Affordable Insulin Now Act. I especially want to thank Mr. Nadler, Ms. Lee, and Mr. Blumenauer with respect to the MORE Act. Data is clear that patients in the United States pay more than 10 times for their insulin than what patients in other countries pay for this lifesaving drug. There are reports of people paying up to $1,000 a month just to keep themselves alive. Nobody should face these kinds of difficult decisions about affording their medication and keeping themselves healthy or putting food on the table. The Affordable Insulin Now Act puts a reasonable cap of $35 a month on this important drug, and I hope we can advance this bipartisan idea this week. {time} 1330 On marijuana, we are long past due for the reforms in the MORE Act. The MORE Act is about justice, safety, equity, and States' rights. We must decriminalize marijuana at the Federal level and take meaningful steps to address the effects the war on drugs has had, particularly in minority and disadvantaged communities.…”