December 11, 2019 - Issue: Vol. 165, No. 198 — Daily Edition116th Congress (2019 - 2020) - 1st Session

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From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




             STAND FOR THE PEOPLE AND LOWER DRUG COSTS NOW

  (Mr. CRIST asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. CRIST. Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong support of the Elijah E. 
Cummings Lower Drug Costs Now Act.
  Pinellas County residents, my bosses, are fed up with the high cost 
of prescription drugs. One young constituent, Taylor McKenny, said it 
best: ``You shouldn't have to choose between paying rent or paying for 
life.''
  You see, Taylor has type 1 diabetes, and when the insurance ran out, 
Taylor's family had to pay $120 just for a 3-day supply of insulin, 
medicine she has to take every day simply to stay alive.
  A lifesaving drug shouldn't have a poisonous list price.
  I cosponsored H.R. 3 so that Taylor can afford her insulin and nearly 
600,000 of my constituents can get cheaper drugs.
  I also cosponsored the Doggett amendment because everyone, those with 
or without insurance, should be protected.
  Today's choice is quite simple: Do you stand for the people or do you 
stand for big pharmaceutical companies?
  I stand for the people.
  Lower drug costs now.

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