Political Quotes

“Americans see a Congress paralyzed by impeachment and other distractions. We should change course, do our job, and put our constituents before partisan politics. Reducing prescription drug prices is a way to do that. My friends across the aisle brag about ``affordable'' healthcare in other countries, but they don't mention the hidden costs. Look at a young boy from Canada, Ashton Leeds, who, in 2018, was stricken with an aggressive form of thyroid cancer. Treatments approved by the Canadian health system failed, and his life was saved when his family brought him to America for a cutting-edge treatment unavailable in Canada. This isn't an isolated instance. As my Republican colleagues have described today, the data shows that H.R. 3 takes us in the wrong direction--stifling innovation and reducing future cures. Madam Chair, Americans are desperately looking for relief at the pharmacy counter, and we can give it to them with H.R. 19, a bipartisan proposal with a real chance of becoming law, and I urge my colleagues to support it.”