[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 26 (Wednesday, February 9, 2022)]
[House]
[Pages H1091-H1092]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                  PRESSURE TO USE CERTAIN COVID DRUGS

  (Mr. GROTHMAN asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. GROTHMAN. Mr. Speaker, as we break here for a recess, it is 
important to remember that COVID is still a very serious threat, and a 
little under 2,000 people a day are dying of it.
  I have been contacted by medical professionals in my district who 
feel there is too much pressure to use

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remdesivir and not enough opportunity to use ivermectin or 
hydroxychloroquine to treat this horrific disease. This is 
unprecedented that people would step in.
  As I understand it, hospitals are billing out over $3,000 a day for 
remdesivir, but they may be getting under $50 or $60 a day for 
ivermectin or hydroxychloroquine.
  The combination of doctors being prevented from doing what they want 
and the fact that some people are making a lot more money on one drug 
than the other is something the press should be looking into, and it is 
something I think our Oversight and Reform Committee should be looking 
into.
  I hope if anybody is paying attention, you pick up on this story and 
see what the real background is. I am not an expert on the topic, but 
experts on the topic do believe that people are dying unnecessarily.

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