Prescription Drug Costs

Floor Speech

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Mr. GRASSLEY. Madam President, our colleague Senator Martha McSally, of Arizona, announced her support yesterday for the bipartisan Prescription Drug Pricing Reduction Act. I like to refer to it as the Grassley-Wyden prescription drug bill, reducing prices. Senator McSally and I worked together on several parts of the bill. Her Arizonans should know that Senator McSally's leadership is making all the difference in moving this bill forward. I thank her for her cosponsorship.

President Trump, Vice President Pence, and nearly a dozen Senate Republicans have, so far, endorsed this bill. Several other Senate Republicans will soon announce their support as well. I expect to introduce an updated version in the coming weeks.

I am confident that, if this bill were to be brought up for a vote, it would pass overwhelmingly. Let's not miss an opportunity then to deliver real progress for Americans. This always shows up--in other words, drug pricing legislation--as one of the three, four, or five top issues of the upcoming election.

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