[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 170 (Monday, October 28, 2019)]
[Senate]
[Page S6179]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        PRESCRIPTION DRUG COSTS

  Mr. GRASSLEY. Mr. President, polling consistently shows that lowering 
the cost of prescription drugs is a top priority for Americans. That is 
why I hope we can act on this pressing issue in the coming months. A 
failure to act would be remembered by Americans.
  This week, the Democratic House is poised to pass a bill. There are 
many problems with that legislation, and it doesn't stand a chance of 
passage in the Senate. Thankfully, we have bipartisan legislation in 
the House-titled ``Prescription Drug Pricing Reduction Act'' that 
President Trump supports and has a clear path to being signed into law. 
We need the full Senate to act on this legislation. Republicans should 
not want to be the party that failed to act.

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