Maggie Hassan

We obviously have to do more to help moms and help caregivers so that they can retire with dignity.

We can increase Americans' retirement savings by supporting small businesses that offer retirement plans to their employees.

The Credit for Caring Act, introduced by Senators Collins, Hassan, and their cosponsors would provide caregivers with a tax credit that offsets some of the cost of providing care.

Senators Hassan and Collins also made progress in this area for military spouses by providing a tax credit to small employers that hire, make eligible, and provide immediate vesting to military spouses.

Senator Hassan also was a leader in this area, making PEPs accessible to charities and public educational institutions and more widely available to small businesses.

Most, if not all, veterans will tell you that their service required sacrifices of their families.

I was so pleased and honored to be able to work with Senator Cramer and others to pass the Burial Equity for Guard and Reserve Act into law in 2022.

This expanded eligibility helps to show that these servicemembers are never forgotten.

Senator Hassan also was a leader in this area, making PEPs accessible to charities and public educational institutions and more widely available to small businesses.

We obviously have to do more to help moms and help caregivers so that they can retire with dignity.

We can increase Americans' retirement savings by supporting small businesses that offer retirement plans to their employees.

Senators Hassan and Collins also made progress in this area for military spouses by providing a tax credit to small employers that hire, make eligible, and provide immediate vesting to military spouses.

The Credit for Caring Act, introduced by Senators Collins, Hassan, and their cosponsors would provide caregivers with a tax credit.

It is clear that Merck and other pharmaceutical companies, you are not alone, won't stop abusing the patent system to keep their prices high.

Human health and life is priceless.

The last time I checked, when a buyer and seller negotiate for a price, that is capitalism.

We need--you know, you have all talked about the need to have speed of access--and Mr. Chairman, I am wrapping right up.

I would urge my colleagues on both sides of the aisle to support that.

It is clear that Merck and other pharmaceutical companies, you are not alone, won't stop abusing the patent system to keep their prices high.

The last time I checked, when a buyer and seller negotiate for a price, that is capitalism.

Human health and life is priceless.

Speed of access getting drugs to market, but then you are actively working to block the less expensive biosimilars and generics to come to market, and that is something we should address.

And that is something we can do. Senator Braun and I have a bill called the Medication Affordability and Patent Integrity Act, which would help break up these patent rules.

Because your company has sued to block two approved generics from the U.S. market until 2028 at the earliest, isn't that right?

It is clear that Merck and other pharmaceutical companies, you are not alone, won't stop abusing the patent system to keep their prices high.