March 22, 2022

Dear Friend,

I know folks are struggling with rising costs lately and one of the areas I hear about most from North Texans is the high cost of health care and prescription drugs. Since my first day in Congress, I’ve been working to expand access to quality, affordable health care and to lower health care costs across the board. Yesterday, I welcomed House Speaker Nancy Pelosi for a roundtable health care discussion at Dallas County Health and Human Services. We were joined by local health care leaders and North Texans who shared their personal health care stories.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi joins Rep. Colin Allred for a roundtable discussion on health care in North Texas.

I’ve heard from countless North Texans who face tough decisions every day about whether to pay for medication they need or to buy groceries or pay the mortgage. It never gets easier to hear about the critical decisions our neighbors face, but feedback from North Texans and input from local health care leaders guides my work in Congress. I’m glad that Speaker Pelosi was able to hear directly from North Texans at our roundtable. 

Rep. Colin Allred listens to North Texans' health care stories at a roundtable discussion at Dallas County Health and Human Services.

In Congress, health care has been a top priority of mine. I led the fight to successfully protect the Affordable Care Act (ACA) from a baseless lawsuit and I helped pass the American Rescue Plan that helped 1.8 million more Texans secure health insurance through the healthcare.gov marketplace. I support bipartisan legislation to bring down prescription drug prices by allowing Medicare to negotiate lower prices, capping out of pocket costs at $35 for insulin and expanding Medicaid to cover more Texans. 

I will continue the important work to bring down costs and expand access to care, because I know how important it is to North Texans. 

Sincerely,

Colin Allred
Member of Congress