[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 172 (Wednesday, October 30, 2019)]
[House]
[Page H8607]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




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                 PRESCRIPTION DRUG PRICING LEGISLATION

  (Mr. HORSFORD asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. HORSFORD. Madam Speaker, across America, seniors and families are 
struggling to afford the prescription drugs they need to stay healthy.
  One of my constituents, Janet, a senior from Las Vegas, shared with 
me her challenges in obtaining her medications. The blood thinners and 
cholesterol medications she is prescribed are so expensive that, if it 
weren't for samples from her cardiologist, she wouldn't be able to 
obtain them at all.
  Madam Speaker, seniors like Janet should not have to beg for free 
samples for access to the medicine they need. That is why I introduced 
the SPIKE Act, to increase transparency; the Capping Drug Costs for 
Seniors Act, to cap at $2,000 prescription drug expenses for seniors 
under Medicare part D; and why I support H.R. 3, the Elijah Cummings 
Lower Drug Costs Now Act.
  Madam Speaker, I urge all my colleagues in this body to come 
together, and let's pass H.R. 3 together.

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