On the recordMay 21, 2019
The American people don't trust Washington, D.C. And I know that shocks everyone, but it is a perception that every one of us deals with back home, and after what the majority party pulled last week, it is easy to understand why. Three--get it, three--bipartisan prescription drug pricing bills made it through committee and were ready to vote on. Now let me say that one more time. Bipartisan healthcare bills, three of them; that is unheard of around here. But then politics got in the way. The majority decided to add an unrelated poison pill to drive away the Republican support. This healthcare package now has no chance of being considered in the Senate and will never become law. That is why I urge the majority to bring to the floor H.R. 2700. This legislation includes only the three bipartisan prescription drug pricing bills, no poison pills. Let's come together to address the problem. The American people deserve better than the cynical political games that we are playing. Celebrating the 19th Amendment
