"I have been for Medicare for All since many of you have been born."
"I think, at the very least, consumers deserve transparency. But I also want to agree with you, it has to be with teeth."
"How much? If you are going to use that as the excuse for raising the prices, then I think we have an absolute right to know how much is being spent."
"At the very least, there could be more transparency about the way these funds are flowing."
"The whining that is going on about having to talk about some transparency is really irritating to me."
"My legislation, the FAIR Drug Pricing Act, H.R. 2296, is a bipartisan, bicameral bill that will force the drug companies to be transparent."
"Our constituents are suffering, and some are dying."
"For the first time ever, this bill will offer taxpayers nationwide notice of price increases and bring basic transparency to the market for prescription drugs."
"I believe they are holding American consumers hostage."
"Why have drug prices skyrocketed? Sometimes by 1000 percent?"
"The pharmaceutical industry is worth almost ONE TRILLION dollars and they are holding American consumers hostage."