Ted Cruz

Secretary Buttigieg, in my view, instead of engaging in politics, should be focused on the job he has now.

I have to say I am disappointed by the absence of a Senate confirmed witness like Secretary Buttigieg.

So your testimony is this bill benefits Big Pharma and allows them to make more money. Is that right?

Explain what you believe would be the negative consequences of this bill for a consumer at home that wants high-quality healthcare, high-quality pharmaceuticals at an affordable price.

With every legislative solution, we got to consider the tradeoffs, especially when our solution is to grant additional authority to a government agency.

So if you are correct that this bill would hurt patients by driving up costs, typically when one group is being hurt in the economy, somebody else is doing better.

If this bill was enacted into law, based on your economic analysis, how would it impact drug prices for the average American?

No one wants higher drug prices, and I think we need to look for creative solutions to lower them.

Much like everything in healthcare, the cost of drugs historically has risen faster than overall inflation.

And I've got to say, Ms. Sohn, the timing of the settlement stinks.

I do not believe this is a nomination that will earn the votes to be confirmed, and I do not believe her record is suitable to serve on the FCC.

Vetting a nominee to the Federal Communications Commission is a serious task.

I think you have a long and consistent career as a zealous partisan advocate.

You also have a consistent pattern of being unable to perceive conflicts of interest.

And I've got to say, Ms. Sohn, the timing of the settlement stinks.

Yes. Look, she hates Fox News. She has been vocal and partisan a long time.

I do not believe this is a nomination that will earn the votes to be confirmed, and I do not believe her record is suitable to serve on the FCC.

Vetting a nominee to the Federal Communications Commission is a serious task.

This Administration made a conscious political decision to open the borders and one of the results is they have turned Mexican drug cartels into multi-billionaires.

Now, Democrat members of Congress have the remarkable claim that the open borders under Joe Biden has no impact on the record fentanyl and drugs that are flooding across our borders.

Would you agree that the vast majority of the heroin and the methamphetamine and fentanyl we see in American communities comes from Mexico?

The single best thing that happened to Mexican drug cartels in history was Joe Biden becoming President, opening the border, and making tens of billions of dollars for these vicious criminals.

Those are talking points. Would cutting the number of CBP agents in half hurt our ability to stop drugs, yes or no?

I would encourage everyone to read the letter that Chessy Prout has filed.

Well, let me just underscore the urgency of preventing that sort of incident from happening again.