Political Quotes

“Five to six times more than the core inflation rate, and it is what drives seniors. I have done town halls, but also I still do office hours at grocery stores and pharmacies where I just meet constituents; and seniors always tell you, I cannot afford the drugs I need. There is an issue of price. The second issue they said, do not harm the plan I have. I have a good plan from where I work; please do not harm it. Lastly, and in this order basically, they would then say can we not get a benefit under Medicare, and in the bill that was just passed here and the reason I opposed it is on the fundamental issue of price and affordability. The legislation on prescription drugs was totally silent on dealing with price. And what we have proposed here, your legislation, deals with the issue of price and affordability and allowing pharmaceutical products and allowing Americans to get the products they need at world-class prices, that is, at 50 percent discount, 40 percent discount, and what people in Germany, France, England, Canada, Italy, the Netherlands, or Ireland is paying.”