Raphael Warnock: “there are several important domestic and international matters before us that require our urgent attention, not least of…”

“there are several important domestic and international matters before us that require our urgent attention, not least of which is the need to find a bipartisan path to keep the Federal Government open and fund it within the next 3 days to prevent a national economic calamity. We have a lot of work to do. A lot of priorities vie for our attention. But today, on World Diabetes Day, I rise to address another pressing issue that I believe also requires our timely action. I want to uplift the findings of my new bipartisan white paper, released today on this World Diabetes Day. It shines a light on the urgent need for Congress to finally address the high costs of insulin and pass Federal legislation to cap the costs of insulin for every American who needs it. This report is issued jointly today from my office in collaboration with my partner in this work, my friend the Republican Senator from Louisiana, John Kennedy. Senator Kennedy and I have been working to address the high costs of insulin because this is a problem that is particularly acute in our States. Over 12 percent of adults in my home State of Georgia--12 percent-- are diabetic, but in Louisiana, that number climbs to over 14 percent, and many of these are people who cannot afford access to this lifesaving drug. This is what we hear from the people in our States, but this new report, for the first time, takes a comprehensive look to learn more about who and where these people are.…”