Former President Trump and I have something in common, we’ve both won New
Jersey’s 3rd Congressional District twice.
For the last two weeks a dark money group has been targeting me and other
Democrats in swing districts because we want to lower the cost of
prescription drugs by allowing Medicare to negotiate drug prices.
Pharmacists are seeing more patients walk away from the counter without
their medication, families have to ration insulin, and some seniors have
to consider traveling to Canada or Mexico to find cheaper options.
The pandemic has deepened this crisis.
Medicare, the U.S. government’s health insurance program for seniors, has
long been prohibited from negotiating prices with drugmakers.
[ [link removed] ]Giving Medicare the power to negotiate drug prices must be a priority.
We have a chance to do that as part of the Build Back Better economic
agenda. Sign here if you stand with us as we fight to get this done.
There are many popular items in the Build Back Better agenda that we need
to pass -- from expanded child care to fighting climate change to
repealing tax giveaways to the ultra-rich and making sure corporations and
billionaires pay their fair share. Our planet, our kids, and future
generations need us to act now.
Allowing Medicare to negotiate lower prices is among the most popular.
It's a step the House took in 2019 with bipartisan support -- only to see
it die in the Senate. The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs already
enjoys this leverage. It's common sense.
The pharmaceutical industry has monopoly power to set and raise prices.
They spend hundreds of millions on lobbying and campaign ads to keep that
monopoly. That's wrong, and we are trying to change it.
[ [link removed] ]That's why I'm asking you to stand with Democrats as we work to pass
the Build Back Better agenda. Click here to show your support.
I was proud to be one of the PCCC's first endorsed candidates in 2018 and
to attend the PCCC's candidate trainings. I look forward to working with
you in this historic moment.
-- Congressman Andy Kim (NJ-3, [ [link removed] ]@AndyKimNJ)
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