[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 164 (Thursday, October 17, 2019)]
[House]
[Pages H8207-H8208]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          LOWERING DRUG COSTS

  (Mr. CARTWRIGHT asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute.)
  Mr. CARTWRIGHT. Mr. Speaker, I rise to say this: Americans are 
suffering from extortionate, skyrocketing drug prices, and this is 
unacceptable.
  Between 2013 and 2016, 67 percent of Americans who had to file for 
bankruptcy did so because of enormous medical expenses. That is 
unacceptable.
  Last year, in my home State of Pennsylvania alone, one in four 
individuals had to forgo medical care so they could pay their rent or 
put food on the table. That is not a choice we can, in good conscience, 
allow them to have to make. It is unacceptable.
  I am, therefore, proud to announce my support of the Lower Drug Costs 
Now Act, H.R. 3, landmark legislation which takes bold strides to lower 
prescription drug prices for all Americans.
  On behalf of the families who demand and deserve drug pricing reform, 
I urge my colleagues on both sides of the aisle to ensure swift passage 
of this landmark, critical legislation.

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