[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 56 (Wednesday, March 30, 2022)]
[House]
[Page H4003]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         AFFORDABLE INSULIN NOW

  (Ms. BARRAGAN asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. BARRAGAN. Madam Speaker, the high cost of insulin is a crisis 
gripping my district and our Nation. Time and again, my constituents 
have told me they can no longer afford their insulin. The prices are so 
high that many are resorting to desperate measures, like using expired 
insulin, rationing their doses, or not taking it at all.
  Communities of color disproportionately suffer complications of 
diabetes when they can't afford insulin. I know, because my district, 
which is nearly 90 percent Latino and African American, has a high rate 
of diabetes. Diabetes is one of the leading causes of death in L.A. 
County.
  Tomorrow, we will have an opportunity to act. The Affordable Insulin 
Now Act will ensure lifesaving insulin is affordable for millions of 
Americans on private health insurance and Medicare. It will put money 
back in the hands of American families.
  Madam Speaker, I look forward to voting for its passage tomorrow.

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