Political Quotes

On the recordDecember 20, 2024
earlier this week, Democrats and Republicans from both the House and the Senate made a deal that struck a blow against the healthcare middlemen that manipulate our healthcare system to enrich themselves. Unfortunately, the very first act of the second Trump administration--or should I say, the first Musk administration--was to step in and strip out the bipartisan agreement that stops the drug middlemen known as pharmacy benefit managers from ripping off taxpayers and seniors. We all understand that healthcare is an unavoidable expense for most American families. That is why I went into public service. Healthcare is not a Democratic or a Republican issue; it is a family issue. And we know if you or your loved ones don't have their health, everything else in the house goes by the board. Unfortunately, the chaos sown by the President-elect and his billionaire ``mini-me''--though, again, it is hard to tell which is which--they serve to protect the middlemen, the pharmacy benefit managers, and insurance companies that take money out of the system while our families are stuck with big medical bills and substandard care. Donald Trump has spent the last 2 weeks telling everybody who will listen that he wants to take on the drug middlemen. Let me quote Donald Trump here. He said: They're rich as hell. We're going to knock them out. Well, at the very first opportunity to do that, he abandoned that pledge in order to follow Elon Musk's lead.…
Said by
Ron Wyden
Democratic · Oregon
Source
govinfo.gov
Dec 20, 2024

Share

More from Ron Wyden

Aug 3, 2026

This whole mess came out in a court hearing last week where, not only did the judge criticize the government’s attorneys, the government itself acknowledged its numerous errors and mistakes before eventually withdrawing the subpoenas.

wyden.senate.gov
Aug 7, 2026

When you lose your home in a wildfire, the last thing you should be worried about is being hit by a massive tax bill.

wyden.senate.gov
Aug 19, 2026

Our state’s world-renowned wood products industry only gets stronger with federal investments like these that sharpen its cutting edge, keep generating jobs and lessen the dangers from wildfires.

wyden.senate.gov
Aug 3, 2026

I am also deeply concerned about Mr. Clayton’s role in the abusive subpoenas issued to New York Times journalists.

wyden.senate.gov

Other voices in this conversation