"The combined behemoth dominates a $9 billion per year industry and holds over 80 percent of market share."
"If there ever was a monopoly, this is it."
"I am here today to advocate for the 168,000 New Jersians who have been hit with crippling medical debt due to surprise billing, including my constituents in the 7th district."
"It is time for Congress to turn the page, pass legislation to add regulation, impose some order, and stop bad actors who make a living by ripping off regular folks daily."
"The BOSS Act makes on easy fix, bans the last second fees, requires every seller advertising all fees up front, which most--none of them do."
"In my neighborhood in Paterson, New Jersey, that is called thievery."
"The BOSS Act lets ticket buyers know how many tickets are going on sale, how many are going to be held back, and where those tickets are coming from."
"The legislative framework Big Pharma has enjoyed for too long must be reformed."
"I come before you today as an advocate for thousands of my constituents in Ohio's 9th congressional district who are struggling to afford their prescription medicine."
"Monopolies have become, you know, part of us now. That's not good."
"We must continue to urge fair market competition to lower healthcare costs, and allow Medicare to negotiate prescription drug prices in a similar manner as the Veterans Administration."