Marc Veasey: “I thank the chairman for really helping deliver on the promise to work for the people by bringing down the costs of…”

“I thank the chairman for really helping deliver on the promise to work for the people by bringing down the costs of prescription drugs for all Americans. This is a historic and much-needed piece of legislation, and I am proud to be a member of the Energy and Commerce Committee and Congress to bring this bill to the floor. This past summer, William from Arlington, Texas, came into my district office because, like so many Americans, William was enrolled in a Medicare plan and was concerned with the price of his lifesaving prescriptions. William was worried about the price of his generic cholesterol medicine. He had been paying $600 a month--$600 a month-- when he went to his local pharmacy to fill his prescription. I am hearing all this whooping and hollering about all these other things, protecting these pharmaceutical drug companies, but why is no one talking about people like William who are having a hard time making ends meet and they just want some relief when it comes to these prescription drug prices? That is who we need to be taking care of and defending in this debate. Many seniors across the country are living like William. They are on fixed incomes. They are really having a hard time making ends meet, and forcing them to choose between paying for their prescription drugs and their daily necessities is really unacceptable in our country. That is why I am proud to stand here with my colleagues today to voice support for H.R. 3, the Elijah E.…”