Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I yield myself the balance of my time. Mr. Chairman, we have heard compelling argument today. We have heard compelling argument around the need and the reason to lower the costs of prescription drugs now. We are taking bold and reasonable steps today to bring down the costs of prescription drugs in this country. It is a significant and historic day that ushers in a beacon of hope for so many. The answer from our Democratic majority today is solutions, solutions based on fact, solutions based on the guiding principle of the people, who we represent, to deliver for them. The question is, when will we do something? Today, our legislation, the Elijah E. Cummings Lower Drug Costs Now Act, that is what we are going to be passing, lowering drug costs now for the people who cannot wait, for the child of parents who are pushed to the brink, for the older American who is afraid to go to the pharmacy to pick up their prescription drug because of what it might cost, for the senior who is afraid to go to the doctor just to get that prescription, for the one- third of Americans who forgo their prescription drugs because of their costs. President Truman said that America is not built on fear. America is built on imagination. America is built on courage. And America is built on the willingness to do the job at hand.…”