"Let's remind everyone that the largest and most recognizable American companies were founded by immigrants or children of immigrants."
"It has been noted multiple times that PBMs control almost 80 percent of the entire market, which is enormous."
"We know that last year, the three major PBMs, which I just mentioned, here in the U.S. made almost $30 billion in profits."
"President Biden and House Democrats passed the biggest prescription drug reform in decades in the Inflation Reduction Act that was brought up multiple times today, and every, by the way, single Republ..."
"And Big Pharma, as we have heard today and have heard in their former public statements, are suing to overturn that, which is quite shameful, honestly."
"Democrats have expanded negotiating for the best price for prescription drugs and Medicare. Again, Republicans opposed that."
"if we are going to have actually reform here within this incredibly important part of the kind of American economy and people's healthcare, that reform is going to happen on both sides."
"I just do want to start just by pushing back against some of the Republican claims and some from my colleagues that these abortion bans that are completely extreme and out of step are outside the scop..."
"As a committee, we should be coming together to protect public health and fighting to make medical care more accessible for all Americans, but instead, House Republicans are working to undermine the d..."
"And I know this because I, myself, am part of the community."
"Now, today we're also, unfortunately, enabling extremists who claim that masks are child abuse and that vaccines don't work."