Frank Pallone actually said...

"It ends the gouging of American consumers by establishing a maximum fair price on what we are willing to pay for prescription drugs based on what other countries are paying for the same drugs."

"Americans pay three, four, or 10 times the amount what people in other countries pay for the exact same drug, and that's not fair."

"That has to come out. There has to be a process of negotiating. Otherwise, I don't know how we are going to effectively bring prices down."

"Today, we are beginning the process of finally giving the Federal Government the ability to negotiate lower prescription drugs prices for the American people."