Thank you, Senator Casey.

Thank you, Senator Casey.

Addressing these challenges is essential to our State's and our country's success, and we are grateful for Senator Casey's work to shine a light on the urgent need to invest in care.

I want to thank Senator Casey and the Aging Care Committee. This hearing is a very important step for the federal policies to anchor into the voices of folks like those in the room.

We are enormously grateful for leaders like Senator Casey who are working to make those investments a reality.

I'm going to keep saying it.

Thank you, Senator Casey, for organizing this hearing and for all you do to improve support for caregivers.

Pennsylvanians applaud Senator Bob Casey for holding today's field hearing in Pittsburgh.

These are just a few, Senator Casey of the ways in which what we're hearing here is individual stories ladder up.

Addressing these challenges is essential to our State's and our country's success.

Thank you to Senator Casey for organizing this hearing and for all you do to improve the support for caregivers.

You also have you, Bob Casey running against a strong Republican opponent.

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I am grateful to be here on the floor today and to join with our colleague from Oregon who has led this fight as the chairman of the Senate Finance Committee to bring us to this moment where we have the chance to vote on a bipartisan bill…

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I am proud to say we have made some progress, though we have more ground to cover, much more to do.

I mentioned my legislation, Capping Prescription Drug Costs Act. Senator Warnock and I have introduced that together.

Thank you for having me.

I was proud to support the Inflation Reduction Act, so called IRA, which is actively bringing down health care costs for Medicare beneficiaries.

Thank you for having me.

That is why I am introducing the Capping Prescription Drug Costs Act with nine of my Senate colleagues.

It is an honor to be with you today.

Through the American Rescue Plan Act, Democrats reduced health care costs by bringing down the cost of premiums and expanding eligibility for health care coverage savings.

It is an honor to be with you today.