Brett Guthrie

I was alarmed to see the amount of spending that the administration believes we can afford after reviewing the Biden administration's 'skinny budget.'

In closing, Madam Speaker, I appreciate my colleagues for working very hard on this bill and all the bills for suicide preservation. Madam Speaker, I urge its passage, and I yield back the balance of my time.

We have seen firsthand how public-private partnerships such as Operation Warp Speed have allowed this country to get vaccinated and reopen months ahead of our peers around the world.

I think it was quoted that 93 percent of the people support negotiating, or essentially lower drug prices.

Let's figure out a way we can fix that without completely eliminating the right to seek redress from the Government.

Developing therapies will not happen unless we somehow find a way to incentivize our partners in the pharmaceutical industry.

Under H.R. 3, we would be forced to sacrifice this access for bureaucracy and fewer cures.

I believe single-payer systems are a very dangerous idea.

H.R. 19, the Lower Costs, More Cures Act, that I helped introduce would lower prescription drug costs while protecting innovation for new cures.

I remain concerned that the bill currently does nothing to resolve potential First Amendment issues.

There is room for bipartisan action to lower costs.

I am very concerned about the consequences of Speaker Pelosi's partisan drug bill, H.R. 3, that is before us today.

Speaker Pelosi's bill brings us one step closer to single-payer healthcare systems.

There are bipartisan solutions to lower drug prices, including H.R. 19, the Lower Costs, More Cures Act.

I challenge my colleagues across the aisle, would you still agree with this statement knowing that one such forfeiture could have been the COVID-19 vaccine?

I believe single-payer healthcare systems are a very dangerous idea.

Thanks to President Trump, America took a very different approach than our European allies.

I just don't think this bill is constitutional.

If we are going to do the right thing, even when we disagree, let's at least do the constitutional.

I challenge my colleagues: Would you still agree with this statement, knowing that one of those forfeitures could have been the COVID-19 vaccine?

We know the American people want lower prices. But they do not want to sacrifice access to life-changing treatment.

We must help patients receive proper treatments and learn ways to resolve these symptoms.

I want to help get people back to work.

We still have many unanswered questions.

Unfortunately, over 31 million Americans have tested positive for COVID-19, and some of these Americans experience symptoms weeks and months after being infected with COVID-19.