Political Quotes

“Mr. President, I thank the Senator from Connecticut for his leadership. At a time when people see bipartisanship in short supply in Washington, DC, this is one area where we can actually make some real progress for the people we represent. We all know that climbing healthcare costs are keeping people up at night. Many people reached out to me in my office about the impossible decisions they are required to make in order to keep pace with rising prescription drug costs--particularly the out-of-pocket costs--whether they pay some bills and have to defer or not pay others; whether they cut their pills in half or self-ration the medications, which is dangerous to their health, or don't fill prescriptions altogether because they simply can't afford the out-of-pocket costs. No family should be required to make those sorts of decisions. Sadly, I know my constituents in Texas are not alone. The Kaiser Family Foundation poll in September found that the No. 1 healthcare concern of the American people is prescription drug prices. This is something the President has said he wants to address, the House has said they want to address, and the Senate has said we want to address, and this legislation we are talking about will help move the ball in the right direction. A whopping 70 percent of people think growing prescription drug costs should be the top priority for Congress, which should make it our No. 1 item on our to-do list. The good news is, we are making some progress.…”