[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 61 (Wednesday, April 6, 2022)]
[House]
[Pages H4203-H4204]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    REFUSE TO ACCEPT THE STATUS QUO

  (Mr. VICENTE GONZALEZ of Texas asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute.)
  Mr. VICENTE GONZALEZ of Texas. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to celebrate 
House Democrats' efforts to pass the Affordable Insulin Now Act, which 
would cap the cost of insulin at $35 a month.
  This bill will be a game changer for the Rio Grande Valley in south 
Texas and the country as a whole. We have the highest rates of diabetes 
in the country, and over 25 percent of the population is uninsured.
  The stark reality is that the skyrocketing cost of insulin is 
crushing south Texans and people across our country.
  One in four Americans who rely on insulin have been forced to ration 
or skip a dose or choose between buying groceries and filling 
prescription drugs.
  Pharmaceutical companies manufacture insulin for less than $10 yet 
sell it to the American people for more than 10 times that.
  I refuse to accept the status quo.
  This long-overdue legislation is an important step to lower 
healthcare costs for families and hold Big Pharma accountable.
  I urge my Senate colleagues to pass the Affordable Insulin Now Act 
and send it to the President's desk to sign today.

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