[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 167 (Tuesday, October 22, 2019)]
[House]
[Page H8374]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




    DEMOCRATS ARE WORKING HARD TO SAFEGUARD THE HEALTH OF OUR NATION

  (Ms. SCHAKOWSKY asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. SCHAKOWSKY. Madam Speaker, the Republicans in the House are all 
lined up to whine about an investigation that the majority of Americans 
want to see happen.
  While the President of the United States has the gall to compare this 
constitutional process to the horrific history of lynching in this 
country, House Democrats are busy working hard to safeguard the 
healthcare of Americans.
  H.R. 3 is a transformative piece of legislation, a historic step 
forward to finally control the extraordinarily high prices of the 
pharmaceutical companies. Negotiation is the most effective way to 
protect consumers from Big Pharma's predatory pricing practices, and 
the Congressional Budget Office said that at least $345 billion will be 
realized in savings when we pass this bill.
  Madam Speaker, 90 percent of Democrats, 87 percent of independents, 
and 80 percent of Republicans want this legislation. Get busy and help 
the American people.

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