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December 13, 2019
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Lower drug prices and bigger paychecks are two things Americans urgently need, and the transformational Lower Drug Costs Now Act passed by the House delivers both.
December 13, 2019
Press Release
The Courts have repeatedly reaffirmed the Congress’s authority to conduct oversight on behalf of the American people, and have specifically recognized that the Committees’ subpoenas of the President’s financial records are valid and enforceable. As the Courts have made clear, there are no special privileges for information unrelated to the President’s official duties, but squarely related to Congress’s need for legislation and oversight.
December 13, 2019
Press Release
Hi, I’m Congresswoman Kim Schrier. I’m proud to represent the 8th District in Washington. I am the first pediatrician elected to Congress, and currently the only female doctor in Congress. I am also a patient with Type 1 Diabetes. My life depends on insulin, so the high cost of prescription drugs affects me and people like me every day.
December 12, 2019
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Thank you so much, Kerry, for being you. More about that, first about the ‘Ripple of Hope.’
More than fifty years after Bobby Kennedy spoke those immortal words, they remain our inspiration still.
December 12, 2019
Press Release
So, here we are. We just came off a brisk bit of fresh air with our Freshman Members on the steps of Capitol as they put forth H.R. 3, the Elijah [E.] Cummings Lower Drug Costs Now Act, led by our Freshmen who joined the campaign.
December 12, 2019
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Many of us just came in from the steps of the Capitol where, again, the Freshmen Members took the lead following up on a promise made last year during the election: For The People, we will lower the cost of health costs in America by lowering the cost of prescription drugs.
December 12, 2019
Press Release
We are thrilled to be here on the steps of the Capitol with our Members to support a very important piece of legislation, led by our Freshmen Members. When they took the oath of office, they made the difference, bringing their priorities of – the priorities of their communities to the Congress. Last year, guided by our Freshmen, Democrats made a pledge For The People: that we would lower health costs, health care costs, by lowering the cost of prescription drugs.
December 12, 2019
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For four years, the landmark Paris Climate Agreement has stood as a powerful commitment by the nations of the world to boldly tackle the existential threat posed by the climate crisis. Today, American leadership is as critical as ever to protect the people and places we love and ensure a healthy sustainable future for our children and grandchildren to grow and thrive.
December 11, 2019
Press Release
As the Courts continue to rule, the President’s plan to cancel military construction projects to pay for his ineffective, wasteful wall is clearly illegal, as he is stealing from appropriated funds, an action that was not authorized by constitutional or statutory authority. This action is another deeply disturbing example of the President’s ongoing campaign to negate the separation of powers that is the genius of our Constitution, as he attacks Congress’s exclusive constitutional ‘power of the purse.
December 11, 2019
Press Release
Two years ago this month, the Republican Congress passed a GOP Tax Scam for the rich that gave 83 percent of its benefits to the wealthiest one percent. In order to pad their giveaways to the wealthiest and big corporations, Republicans leveled a spiteful assault at suburban, middle-class communities across America by capping the State and Local Tax deduction.