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they're paying out $35 a month to big pharma. my plan would double the number of drugs able$200 billion a year. this bill has already been passed. here is the deal folks. you know right cut the deficit by more even more by making the very wealthy pay their fair share. here is the deal. if you're going to deal with medicare and you want to make sure that you're going to be able to save money. well guess what? many of you know seniors who have cancer drugs that cost up to $35,000 $15,000 a year, and law passed in 2024-- january of 2025. no matter the total cost of prescription drug costs for what a senior are, they won't have to pay more than$2,000 period. [applause] >> that's going to save another 200,000. anyway i can't really-- we drove out to the airport and put you on air force one and said you had a prescription needed to be filled and it was an american company that made it say okay let's fly to toronto or to berlin or to london or to rome or any major city in america, i'll get you that same prescription filled in those citi
they're paying out $35 a month to big pharma. my plan would double the number of drugs able$200 billion a year. this bill has already been passed. here is the deal folks. you know right cut the deficit by more even more by making the very wealthy pay their fair share. here is the deal. if you're going to deal with medicare and you want to make sure that you're going to be able to save money. well guess what? many of you know seniors who have cancer drugs that cost up to $35,000 $15,000 a year,...
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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 we said, when the government leads on these issues, particularly the showpiece of american health care, medicare, almost always the private sector cowe have seen real progress in the private sector as well. we want every buddy iama are ma. we also created price gouging penalties for the first time to b 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 managerpharmact reforms across the finish line and congress can finish this crucial change that's going to he
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 we said, when the government leads on these issues,...
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[applause] the law that i propos and assign we finally beat big pharma. instead of paying $400 a month, with diabetes it only costs ten dollars to make they only get paid 35 a month and now still make a healthy profit. [applause] what to do next i want to cap■ the cost for every american who needs it.x0 everyone. for years people have talked about it but finally we got it done and gaveed power to negotiate lower prices on prescription drugs just like the va is able to do for veterans. that's not just money. it's saving taxpayers money. we cut the deficit by $160 billion. medicare will no longer have to pay those prices to 0 big pharm. medicare's negotiated prices are some of the costliest drugs in the market to treat everything from heart disease and it's time to go further and give the power to negotiate the prices for 500 different drugs over the next decade. making a lot of money. and they wil s be extremely profitable and not only save lives but taxpayers and other $200 billion. starting next year the same prescription drug cost for seniors on medic
[applause] the law that i propos and assign we finally beat big pharma. instead of paying $400 a month, with diabetes it only costs ten dollars to make they only get paid 35 a month and now still make a healthy profit. [applause] what to do next i want to cap■ the cost for every american who needs it.x0 everyone. for years people have talked about it but finally we got it done and gaveed power to negotiate lower prices on prescription drugs just like the va is able to do for veterans. that's...
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i signed the law to beat big pharma giving medicare the price prescription drugs and lower. every republican voted against it as it lowered the federal deficit by $160 million. [applause] for seniors. it didn't just save money for seniors, and medicare pay costs, for example, everybody knows someone who needs insulin for diabetes guess what lowering the price to $35 only costs $10 to instead of $400 a month saved the government all of that money. and now they're trying to cut medicare and medicaid and social securi. wisconsin's very own senator ron johnson called social security, get in one amazed, called social security a ponzi scheme. i'm serious, think about it. did you ever think you'd ever hear anybody say that, a ponzi scheme? give me a break. you know, just this week donald trump said cuts for social security and medicare are on the table. when i asked ifsaid, quote, there's a lot we can do in terms of cutting, tremendous amount of things we can do, end much quote. i want to assure you, i will never allow it to happen. [applause] >> i won't cut social security. i will
i signed the law to beat big pharma giving medicare the price prescription drugs and lower. every republican voted against it as it lowered the federal deficit by $160 million. [applause] for seniors. it didn't just save money for seniors, and medicare pay costs, for example, everybody knows someone who needs insulin for diabetes guess what lowering the price to $35 only costs $10 to instead of $400 a month saved the government all of that money. and now they're trying to cut medicare and...
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like if you were talking to a big pharma company or finance or wall street or insurance, they'd the world with our products, you know, maybe pharma people woubut they knew it was --, you know, essentially. e're making things, ande biotech then they're buying them. and that's the whole exchange that the techhings were really interesting. they're juvenile ization of themse and physically they would create offices that were children. yeah, because we want to stay childlike. and i was ke i'm looking at. like adult people using slide ey aso you have to talk about of my favorite anecdotes in this ok 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. and i kept thinking, did you not have childhood? because i don't know. what's that? because i'm done with that party life and, you know, they'd be like, okay, you know,ult,
like if you were talking to a big pharma company or finance or wall street or insurance, they'd the world with our products, you know, maybe pharma people woubut they knew it was --, you know, essentially. e're making things, ande biotech then they're buying them. and that's the whole exchange that the techhings were really interesting. they're juvenile ization of themse and physically they would create offices that were children. yeah, because we want to stay childlike. and i was ke i'm...
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by contrast house republicans value they val a tax code of billionaires big oil big pharma get massive handouts for the middle class foots the bill. and which corpo 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 defunding the tax so billionaire 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 which services they would 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 trump tax cuts skewed toward the wealthy and the 3.5 chili dollar costs. they rely on economic fairy dust fantastical growth numbers corporate giveaways will pay for themselves. eight magical tale rebutted in this committee by republican and democratic witnesses alike. tax cuts
by contrast house republicans value they val a tax code of billionaires big oil big pharma get massive handouts for the middle class foots the bill. and which corpo 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 defunding the tax so billionaire tax cheats can keep cheating with impunity. and as we have seen they...
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one more question on this and we will move onto accelerated approval but i'm curious this is such a big issue in the election, will pharma take into account politicians' positions on medicare prices and backing candidates for office this year? >> well, i mean, obviously we look in terms of any candidate where they are in prescription drug prices but i think the good news is issues like pbm reform like i talke is a bipartisan issue. there are bipartisan members to have house ande the senate as well as both presidentiale candidates that have talked abt doing something to address anpbm middlemen issues. so far in the election cycle, 70% of can contributions to republican candidates and that's the highest since 2006, is that a reflection of an industry reaction to the ira? >> well, certainly when bills like the ira passed it's tough candidly to support mem don't understand the need for the research and development that we are doing. but i think your education and there are other issues we can work with members on, n agree ws on every issue and we understand that. but issues like pbm reform
one more question on this and we will move onto accelerated approval but i'm curious this is such a big issue in the election, will pharma take into account politicians' positions on medicare prices and backing candidates for office this year? >> well, i mean, obviously we look in terms of any candidate where they are in prescription drug prices but i think the good news is issues like pbm reform like i talke is a bipartisan issue. there are bipartisan members to have house ande the...