Rick Allen: “I am really disappointed with, once again, my colleagues across the aisle using this COVID-19 crisis as an opportunity…”

“I am really disappointed with, once again, my colleagues across the aisle using this COVID-19 crisis as an opportunity to push their partisan agenda. You would think a crisis like this would bring us together. And this thing is going nowhere. H.R. 1425 is nothing more than another government power grab in an attempt to double down on the failed policies of ObamaCare. Remember the promise that was made to lower your premiums? Yet, they have skyrocketed. Not only does this bill rescind the Trump administration's rule on short-term, limited duration insurance, which aims to provide relief from rising premiums and flexibility for consumers, it also implements government price-setting for drugs. The American people want choice, not one-size-fits-all, top-down, Big Government programs. Why in the world would you send a hard-earned tax dollar to Washington and maybe get 20 cents back to take care of a patient? Madam Speaker, I made a promise to the people of Georgia's 12th District that I would fight to lower drug prices, and this bill would lead to drug price hikes and shortages. Under this proposal, the Secretary of HHS would be required to set government rates for a number of lifesaving drugs, like insulin. The CBO estimates that price-setting policies like these will result in fewer cures and treatments coming to the market. H.R.…”