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it means that seniors beat big pharma. big pharma's holy grail, what they cared about more than anything, is prohibiting negotiation for a better deal on medicine. look at what they are doing right now. going to court, trying to stop any negotiation. but we have it written in the law that there is going to be negotiation. on top of it, most americans have access to free vaccines. insolent costs for seniors were capped at $35 a month. as weaid, when the government leads on these issues, particularly the showpiece of american health care, medicare, almost always the private sector copies it. we have seen real progress in the private sector as well. we want every buddy in america to get that pricing relief but we are making real progress. weo gouging penalties for the first time to hold big pharma accountable for high drug costs. those are benefiting patients and taxpayers. plenty more to do. it is essential that finally, after all of this debate, we get pharmacy benefit manager or pharmacy benefit management reforms across t
it means that seniors beat big pharma. big pharma's holy grail, what they cared about more than anything, is prohibiting negotiation for a better deal on medicine. look at what they are doing right now. going to court, trying to stop any negotiation. but we have it written in the law that there is going to be negotiation. on top of it, most americans have access to free vaccines. insolent costs for seniors were capped at $35 a month. as weaid, when the government leads on these issues,...
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we finally beat big pharma. capped jug coscitizens even fore drugs, maximum. i got it passed already, we got ss. beginning next year, at the end of this term, what's going to happen the cause for all prescription drugs for seniors, including cancer drugs, we will not have to pay more than $2000 a year. working with maggie i want to cap it for everyone, not just seniors. it could be transformation, but that's not all. of paying as much is 400 bucks a month for seniors with diabetes, you now only have to pay 35 bucks a month. you know why we did that, everybody knows somebody who needs insulin or diabetes. you know how much it cost to make that, $10, tem, $10. and the guy who came up with it didn't have a patenbecause wanted to make sure everybody had access. if you add everything including the cost of packaging it, is 13 bucks. times more than they would've. they're not getting cheated. they will pay what other people pay around the world. now with the leadership in partnership and the entire delegation, i want to cap the cost of insulin at 35■ bucks for ever
we finally beat big pharma. capped jug coscitizens even fore drugs, maximum. i got it passed already, we got ss. beginning next year, at the end of this term, what's going to happen the cause for all prescription drugs for seniors, including cancer drugs, we will not have to pay more than $2000 a year. working with maggie i want to cap it for everyone, not just seniors. it could be transformation, but that's not all. of paying as much is 400 bucks a month for seniors with diabetes, you now only...
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the president said he would take on big pharma and beat them, and he did it. is inflation reduction act lowered prescription drug prices for seniors. it is a big deal. now, he'sig to cap out-of-pocket drug cost at $2000 for all americans. for people like our family. for people like me. president biden believes health care is a right, not a privilege. [applause] that's why it is my great honor to introduce the man who leads the fight to put patients above profit. the president of the united states, joe biden. [applause] ♪ pres. biden: hello, hello, hello. [cheers and applause] pres. biden: good to see you all. good to see you all. thank you. [applause] pres. biden: by the way, bowdoin college, good college, i've spoken there. thanks rose, thanks for the introduction. please have a seat. n[■i said that once early in my career and they said, we have no seeds, you are standing. anyway, thanks for the odon and for your courage. 22 years old, born with cystic fibrosis, a tough chronic disease that's made eve tougher , and she's not exaggerated by the high cost o
the president said he would take on big pharma and beat them, and he did it. is inflation reduction act lowered prescription drug prices for seniors. it is a big deal. now, he'sig to cap out-of-pocket drug cost at $2000 for all americans. for people like our family. for people like me. president biden believes health care is a right, not a privilege. [applause] that's why it is my great honor to introduce the man who leads the fight to put patients above profit. the president of the united...
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but president trump did give a 40% tax cut to big pharma. a 40% tax cut and it did not translate to a 40% reduction in prices for the seniors in michigan or for anybody on medication in we have been focused, working with the president and with you on cutting prescription drug costs for americans who have been paying the highest prices in the world. the bills that we have been working on together improve and transform the way that we provide health care in this country, which is so and, as you know, it's something i care deeply about. we have over 21 million people now receiving health care through the affordable care act. that is a record, over 21 million people signed up for insurancethat is including 400 0 michiganders. many getting it for $10 a month, $20 a month. it has transformed families lives to be able to have that alth care. care premiums have gone down hundreds of dollars for 271,000 michiganwho are usie care act and, of the $35 cap on insulin is lowering costs for seniors in michigan and across the country. not counting the cap o
but president trump did give a 40% tax cut to big pharma. a 40% tax cut and it did not translate to a 40% reduction in prices for the seniors in michigan or for anybody on medication in we have been focused, working with the president and with you on cutting prescription drug costs for americans who have been paying the highest prices in the world. the bills that we have been working on together improve and transform the way that we provide health care in this country, which is so and, as you...
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we finally beat big pharma. instead of paying $400 a month for insulin, it only costs $10 to make, and they can only get paid $35 now and still make a healthy profit. i want to cap cost of insulin to $35 for everyone. for years, people have talked about it, but finally we got it done and gave medicaid the power to lower the cost of prescription drugs just like the v.a. is able to do for veterans. thatt just saving seniors money, it is saving taxpayers money. we cut the federal deficit by $160 billion. because medicare will no longer have to pay those exorbitant prices to big pharma. this year medicare is negotiating prices for some of the costliest drugs on the market to treat everything from heart disease to arthritis. we will for 500 different drugs over the next decade. [applause] profitable. it will not only save lives, it will save taxpayers another $200 billion. starting next year, the same all caps total prescription drug costs for seniors on medicare to $2000 a year. even expensive cancer drugs that cost
we finally beat big pharma. instead of paying $400 a month for insulin, it only costs $10 to make, and they can only get paid $35 now and still make a healthy profit. i want to cap cost of insulin to $35 for everyone. for years, people have talked about it, but finally we got it done and gave medicaid the power to lower the cost of prescription drugs just like the v.a. is able to do for veterans. thatt just saving seniors money, it is saving taxpayers money. we cut the federal deficit by $160...
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[applause] ■lit is a spoiler for wall stret and big ag, big tech, big telecom, big pharma, the corporate-owned media, and all the corrupt politicians and corporations. that is why they are trying to keep me off the ballot and frighten you into choosing between the two tired and unpopular heads of the uniparty. millions of americans are not going to vote at all if they are not given another choice. they are simply withdrawing from american democracy. the democrats and republicanse are trying to divide america. they tell us other, to mistrust you just there, to accuse each other of treason, to warn us against■! will terms that democracy is doomed if the other side wins. they turn families against each other. they turned neighbors and friends against each other. they are trying to divide america. nicole and i will unite it. that is our path to victory. [applause] s how we are going to win. that is how we are going to forge unstoppable coalition of homeless democrats and homeless republicans who are ready to look at the universal values that unite us all and that every conscientious american wan
[applause] ■lit is a spoiler for wall stret and big ag, big tech, big telecom, big pharma, the corporate-owned media, and all the corrupt politicians and corporations. that is why they are trying to keep me off the ballot and frighten you into choosing between the two tired and unpopular heads of the uniparty. millions of americans are not going to vote at all if they are not given another choice. they are simply withdrawing from american democracy. the democrats and republicanse are trying...
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pharma doesn't have tom! pay $40 a month. my plan would double the number of drugs to be negotiated anoth. this bill has already passed. right now we cut the deficit by even more by making the very wealthy pay their fair share. if you are going to deal with medicare and want to make sure you will save money, guess what? many of you know seniors who have cancer drugsto $35,000, $1. guess what? we already passed a law beginning in 2024, january, 2025, no matter the total cost of prescription drugs for a senior, they will not have to pay more than $2000, period. [applause] we will save another -- anyway -- we■ drove out to the airport, if you have a prescription you need to fill, it was an american coming that made it, i would say let's fly to toronto or berlin or london or rome or any major city. i will get you that same prescription filled in those cities for 40%-60% less than a pharmacy here -- that is wrong. i'm a catholic. if you want to make a billion bucks, great, just pay your fair share in taxes. in 2
pharma doesn't have tom! pay $40 a month. my plan would double the number of drugs to be negotiated anoth. this bill has already passed. right now we cut the deficit by even more by making the very wealthy pay their fair share. if you are going to deal with medicare and want to make sure you will save money, guess what? many of you know seniors who have cancer drugsto $35,000, $1. guess what? we already passed a law beginning in 2024, january, 2025, no matter the total cost of prescription...
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we finally beat big pharma. finally. [applause] for example, instead of seniors with diabetes paying as much as $400 for their insulin they so badlynly have to pay $35 a month, period. by the way, you know how much it costs to make that insulin? $10. packaging and everything,1 $12.50. i want to extend -- whether you're a senior or not, everyone, everyone. [applause] folks, and it saves the american taxpayers money. that's what that one little act did when we passed it. it saves the american taxpayers $160 billion. $160 billion. they know longer have to pay $3r things. folks, for people who talked about giving medicare the power to negotiate lower prices prescription drugs and federal payment, just like v.a. pays, i've been fighting for congressmen have been fighting for that since we were almost kids in the congress. guess what, we finally got it . that's saving taxpayers and the freshman deficit is down by $160 million for the next 10 years. because of the laugh i signed, medicare is able to continue to negotiate low ev
we finally beat big pharma. finally. [applause] for example, instead of seniors with diabetes paying as much as $400 for their insulin they so badlynly have to pay $35 a month, period. by the way, you know how much it costs to make that insulin? $10. packaging and everything,1 $12.50. i want to extend -- whether you're a senior or not, everyone, everyone. [applause] folks, and it saves the american taxpayers money. that's what that one little act did when we passed it. it saves the american...
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it president biden be big pharma bypassing the inflation reduction act. already the law is lowering prescription drug prices. president biden wants to expand the amount of drugs to at least 50 drugs per year and wants to expand the $35 per month cap on insulin to everyone. despite all the days republican officials are still working to end the affordable care act, repeal the inflation reduction act and got medicaid. congressional republicans have attempted to repeal the affordable care act over 50 times, including during the last administration up wi tsident's predecessor. president biden has been clear he will never let that happen and you will never stop working to protect and strengthen the affordable care act, medicare, and medicaid. thisk a republican committee which represents a 100% of house republican leadership and 80% of their conference released its budget. you offered the president say this, is father has an expression that goes do not tell me what you value. show me your budget, and i will tell you what you value. let's look at what has a repu
it president biden be big pharma bypassing the inflation reduction act. already the law is lowering prescription drug prices. president biden wants to expand the amount of drugs to at least 50 drugs per year and wants to expand the $35 per month cap on insulin to everyone. despite all the days republican officials are still working to end the affordable care act, repeal the inflation reduction act and got medicaid. congressional republicans have attempted to repeal the affordable care act over...
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like if you were talking to a big pharma company or finance or wall street or insurance, they'd never go. but changing the world with our products, you know, maybe pharma people would, but they knew it was --, you know, essentially. and they were buying the biotech companies like we're making money, we're making things, and then they're buying them. and that's the whole exchange that the tech people to things were really interesting. they're juvenile ization of themselves and physically they would create offices that were for children. yeah, because we want to stay childlike. and i was like, it's childish is what i'm looking at. like adult people using slide eyes and bouncing on bouncy balls. so you have to talk about one of my favorite anecdotes in this book is the surrogate. well, i was going to say the sergey brin work birthday party, that baby me shower wherever but you and gavin newsom were the only ones that rejected wearing diapers. and once and once pajamas. yeah. what is this about? what? what is that infantilizing. it's fun. it's for fun. there was a lot of forced fun. like.
like if you were talking to a big pharma company or finance or wall street or insurance, they'd never go. but changing the world with our products, you know, maybe pharma people would, but they knew it was --, you know, essentially. and they were buying the biotech companies like we're making money, we're making things, and then they're buying them. and that's the whole exchange that the tech people to things were really interesting. they're juvenile ization of themselves and physically they...
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by contrast house republicans value they value a tax code of billionaires big oil big pharma get massive handouts for the middle claoo bill. and which corporations contributions to america's fiscal health continues to dwindle and i refer you to this graphic that shows how much corporate tax revenues in her overall revenue picture they are less and less in balance. maga republicans of value defundg tax cheats can keep cheating with impunity. and as we have seen they want secrecy they will not come clean with the american people about d actually cut to help the billionaire elite. that should tell you something. one thing we have learned and they say it's not going to bow the pockets of billionaires is going to come out of yours. they admit to wanting to extend the tax cuts skewed toward the wealthy and the 3.5 chili dollar costs. they rely on economic fairy dust numbers corporate giveaways will pay for themselves. eight magical tale rebutted in this committee by republican democratic witnesses alike. tax cuts simply do not pay for themselves. president biden's budget will a budget willredu
by contrast house republicans value they value a tax code of billionaires big oil big pharma get massive handouts for the middle claoo bill. and which corporations contributions to america's fiscal health continues to dwindle and i refer you to this graphic that shows how much corporate tax revenues in her overall revenue picture they are less and less in balance. maga republicans of value defundg tax cheats can keep cheating with impunity. and as we have seen they want secrecy they will not...
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pharma and capped insulin for seniors at $35 a month down from as much as $400. starting next year, no senior on medicare will pay more t $2,000 a year in total out of pocket prescription drug costs. even for expensive cancer medications that now cost many times more. we are cracking down on price gouging by requiring drugmakers that raise prices of certain drugs faster than inflation to pay a rebate back to medicare. at the same time, we have protected and exp affordable care act with a record 21 million americans enrolled in marketplace plans this past year while saving millions of americans $800 per year on their premiums. today, more americans have health insurance than ever before. t builds on those gains. i also know that for many -- too many hardworking families it costs too much to find a good home so lower costs and boost supply of housing nationwide. my budget will make a monthly mortgage payment more affordable for middle class first-time home buyers by providing a $5,000 annual mortgage relief credit for two years. my budget will expand rental assista
pharma and capped insulin for seniors at $35 a month down from as much as $400. starting next year, no senior on medicare will pay more t $2,000 a year in total out of pocket prescription drug costs. even for expensive cancer medications that now cost many times more. we are cracking down on price gouging by requiring drugmakers that raise prices of certain drugs faster than inflation to pay a rebate back to medicare. at the same time, we have protected and exp affordable care act with a record...