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

[Pages H10032-H10033]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




    ALLOW DIRECT NEGOTIATION OF PRESCRIPTION DRUG PRICES BY MEDICARE

  (Ms. KUSTER of New Hampshire asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. KUSTER of New Hampshire. Mr. Speaker, I have long called for 
Congress to take meaningful action to lower prescription drug costs by 
allowing the direct negotiation of prescription drug prices by 
Medicare.
  I am proud to cosponsor H.R. 3, the Lower Drug Costs Now Act, and I 
am pleased to see it includes my legislation, the Respond Now Act, as 
the basis for much needed funding to combat the opioid epidemic.
  H.R. 3 provides $10 billion in direct funding, including investments 
directly into our communities who are the front lines of this epidemic.

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  I am also grateful to see that H.R. 3 includes funding to support 
children impacted by this crisis, so that they can access trauma-
informed practices in schools.
  I thank the Speaker for the inclusion of this critical funding to 
help Granite State families and communities across this country. I urge 
my colleagues to vote ``yes'' on the bill.

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