[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 69 (Monday, April 29, 2019)]
[House]
[Page H3296]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     LOWER PRESCRIPTION DRUG PRICES

  (Ms. MUCARSEL-POWELL asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute.)
  Ms. MUCARSEL-POWELL. Mr. Speaker, I have spent the last 2 weeks in my 
district listening to constituents and healthcare providers share 
stories about how our broken healthcare system is hurting south 
Florida.
  One thing is clear: high prescription drugs prices are hurting 
families in my community and across America, which is why this week in 
the Judiciary Committee we are voting on a bipartisan bill to lower 
prescription drug prices.
  I am all for supporting research and innovation, but we cannot allow 
the pharmaceutical industry to delay and block more affordable, generic 
medicines because it may hurt their profits. Lowering drug prices for 
all Americans should be a bipartisan issue, and this is just one more 
step in making our country healthier and helping Americans keep more of 
their paycheck.
  Let's help hardworking families get ahead.

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