Elizabeth Warren
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Elizabeth Ann Warren is an American attorney, academic, and politician serving as the senior United States senator from Massachusetts since 2013. A member of the Democratic Party, she has been a prominent advocate for consumer protection, economic equality, and corporate regulation. Warren gained national recognition for her work in establishing the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and has focused on issues such as student debt relief and healthcare reform during her tenure in the Senate.
On May 30th, the President said that in reaction to the release of the Drug Pricing Blueprint, drug companies would be, quote, ``announcing voluntary massive drops in prices within 2 weeks.''
Can you guarantee that no Medicare beneficiary will pay higher drug prices as a result of your plan to change coverage under Medicare?
I'm particularly curious about what our Republican colleagues think about our ideas now and whether they're now ready to join us at the table.
the President's promise that we would see massive decreases in 2 weeks hasn't happened and there's no--you don't have anyone lined up who's actually going to decrease drug prices.
We need an ambitious plan to drive drug prices down, not one so small that it sends pharmaceutical stocks soaring in relief.
I've asked the question now three times, and you've given me no answer at all.
Families cannot afford for us to keep waiting for a real plan, which is why Democrats are going to keep fighting for commonsense solutions that would actually make a difference, like negotiating lower prices through Medicare.
It's been 2 weeks, and there have been no decreases and an indication of increases.
zero out of 10 said that they had lowered any prices, zero out of 10 gave any indication that they plan to do so.
I rise to honor the life and legacy of an American treasure, Bobby Kennedy. Robert Kennedy lived his life with courage and conviction, never afraid to challenge a divided nation to face its moral failings. Bobby challenged us all to take a…





