Political Quotes

“Mr. President, last month, President Trump said that pharmaceutical companies are ``getting away with murder.'' Those were his words, not mine. It is not the first time he has said it, and there is some truth to it. So it is time to get specific and then question why he just announced that the person who will be running the health department for the United States of America has spent 10 years running a pharmaceutical company. Look at what is happening. When a company hikes the price of a lifesaving drug by 5,000 percent overnight, he is right--that is getting away with murder. When the price of 4 of the top 10 bestselling drugs in this country goes up by 100 percent in the last few years--we are not talking about one specific drug, a rare drug; no, we are talking about 4 of the top 10 bestselling drugs going up 100 percent in just the last few years--that is getting away with murder. When Americans are forced to skip doses or split pills because they can't afford their prescription, that is getting away with murder. When the administration repeatedly delays penalties for drug companies that intentionally overcharge hospitals for prescription drugs, that is getting away with murder. So what do we find out today?…”