Chuck Grassley: “The virus pandemic is disrupting our daily lives in unimaginable ways. The National Institutes of Health is working with…”

“The virus pandemic is disrupting our daily lives in unimaginable ways. The National Institutes of Health is working with a private sector biotech company and has already begun early-stage human trials for a potential vaccine, so there is hope on the horizon. However, the soaring prices of prescription drugs are making lifesaving treatments and cures simply unaffordable for many Americans. This pandemic made clear two issues: Americans urgently want a cure, and when lifesaving therapies and cures come to the market, Americans must be able to afford them when their providers prescribe them. My bipartisan Prescription Drug Pricing Reduction Act is needed now more than ever. I yield the floor. ____________________”