Thank you, Mr. President. I rise, first of all, to thank Senator Donnelly for his leadership and my colleagues. I am speaking today on behalf of hundreds of thousands of people in Pennsylvania who currently rely or will rely upon a…

I ask unanimous consent that Alex Borgelt of my staff be granted floor privileges for the duration of today's session. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

I rise today to highlight some of the great successes of our drug courts around the Nation. May is National Drug Court Month, and I have come to the floor today to highlight the work of these innovative courts--I think that is an…

But when we have conversations about insulin affordability, it is important for us not to assume a middle-class insured norm for the American population.

There is not one policy that will address the rising cost of prescription drugs.

It is becoming a barrier to treatment for so many Americans with diabetes who are unable to control their diabetes without insulin.

The time is now for both bold leadership and bipartisanship.

I view with significant concern the public health benefit of Medicaid expansion and the real risks of reduced coverage.

The sensitivity to that out-of-pocket cost for the insulin-depending patient is extraordinarily important.

No senior should have to go without life-saving medication.

I want to thank our witnesses for giving us the kind of information we are going to need to take action on this issue or range of issues.

I live in a state where the Governor signed legislation to expand Medicaid, thankfully. Seven hundred thousand people, more than 700,000, have affordable coverage because of that act.

We must continue to protect and strengthen the Affordable Care Act.

I am committed to continuing to dig into this issue, but I will tell you, it is the most complex web that I have ever seen.

It is astonishing that for a drug approaching 100 years old and that is serving millions of Americans that we do not see a proliferation of manufacturers but, rather, just three major manufacturers.

No senior should have to ration their insulin or choose between medication and food, simply because of the price of their medications.

I founded the Senate Diabetes Caucus some 21 years ago after meeting in Maine with a family whose 10-year-old son had type 1 diabetes.

I know as we work to come together on a Farm Bill, one of the areas we are going to be concentrating on...

The horror of opioids in my State, as it is true I am sure of a number of States, it is very bad in urban areas and suburban areas.

In those rural communities, the last number that--and this gets updated, as you know, by the FCC, I guess on an annual basis. The last number I saw was 471,000 rural Pennsylvanians--just rural Pennsylvanians--do not have access to…

It is a huge problem.

I was on the floor today to first and foremost congratulate Senator Duckworth on the new addition to her family. We were anticipating seeing a new baby, and now we will be able to meet that child right here on the Senate floor. We do want…

I rise to talk about Syria and all of the horrors we have been seeing over not just months but years. Many people around this Nation, as well as people in the international community--whether they are in refugee camps in Turkey, Jordan…

I wish to extend my support for the State of Israel in commemoration of the 70th anniversary of its founding. Since its independence in 1948, Israel's promotion of democratic values has helped forge a thriving society and represents…

This opioid and, frankly, a larger substance use disorder crisis is hitting every State.