Dear John,

Sign the petition now pressing Congress to lower soaring prescription drug prices by allowing the government to negotiate lower prices.

Drug prices in the U.S. are more than 2.5 times higher than other countries—so high, in fact, that 18 million Americans say they were recently unable to pay for at least one prescription medication.¹

These soaring prices are driven by greedy drug companies. The House Oversight Committee previously found Big Pharma lies about their pricing—costs have little to do with research and development or helping people afford medication, as drugmakers often claim. And as we struggled amid a global pandemic, Big Pharma raked it in, accumulating massive profits.

This is a monopoly and a health crisis. Congress must act urgently to reduce drug prices—and we now have a chance to get legislation lowering prescription drug prices passed by combining it with the Build Back Better plan. Congressional Democrats must pass this legislation—with or without Republicans—allowing Medicare to negotiate prices downward.

Click to sign this petition now calling on Congressional Democrats to seize this chance to reduce prescription drug costs by passing legislation allowing the government to negotiate medication prices lower.

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President Biden has vowed to lower prescription drug prices. Congressional Democrats are focusing on HR 3, the Elijah E. Cummings Lower Drug Costs Now Act, a measure that will allow the federal government to directly negotiate lower drug prices. This bill previously passed the House but stalled in the McConnell graveyard-of-a-Senate.

To avoid Republican roadblocks, Democrats can and must attach this bill to the infrastructure and jobs package to boost its chances of being passed.

This is a rare and hard-fought opportunity to lower drug costs—but 3 Democrats, Scott Peters (CA), Kurt Schrader (WA) and Kathleen Rice (NY), voted against this provision in committee, and some Senators have indicated they don't support it. They need to hear from us NOW! We can’t let this chance to make a change that saves lives slip away.

Help pressure Congress to lower drug prices that have become unaffordable for millions of Americans: Add your name to this petition—and then pass it along to your friends.

Thanks for all you do,

– MoveOn

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Sources:

1. “18 million Americans can't afford needed medications, Gallup finds”, CBS, September 22, 2021 https://www.cbsnews.com/news/prescription-drug-prices-afford-18-million-americans/

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