Collins and other and i age leaders testify before House Appropriations subcommittee on funding and research efforts. This is about 21 2 hours. The subcommittee will come to order. Thank you very much and apologize for being late. They take on a life of their own. I wanted to say good morning, welcome back to labor hhs, appropriations subcommittee. Let me say thank you on behalf of of the subcommittee for hosting members of the subcommittee for the site visit at the nih campus last week. We had a wonderful opportunity to learn more about nihs work, we learned about researchers working to develop treatments for major depression, shrinkage free cancer tumors in children, we heard from participants whose lives have been changed by Clinical Trials so it was a moving and informative experience. Let me welcome our witnesses including the five Institute Center directors who joined us today and in addition, always a great addition doctor Francis Collins, director of the National Institute of h
He talks about the democrats plan to address Prescription Drug prices. This disturbance is about 40 minutes. Good morning everyone. Lower drug costs now. Thank you for being here. I as you know for years seniors and families and look forward to being supportive. Thank you very much. Thank you for your very kind introduction. [laughter] [laughter] thank you for your leadership and Speaker Pelosi, thank you for your leadership on this issue and the Labor Committee and one of the important aspects of this is what the plan does for employerbased Health Care Plans spending 84 billion every year hr three addresses working families with employersponsored plans to access the same savings that would be negotiated for medicare. And to reduce the cost of Prescription Drugs for those to invest to create new jobs of Economic Growth across the country. For the taxpayers and the workers and the economy thank you to the leaders to address skyrocketing drug prices. So now i will yield the floor to the
Good morning everyone. Lower drug costs now. Thank you for being here. I as you know for years seniors and families and look forward to being supportive. Thank you very much. Thank you for your very kind introduction. [laughter] [laughter] thank you for your leadership and Speaker Pelosi, thank you for your leadership on this issue and the Labor Committee and one of the important aspects of this is what the plan does for employerbased Health Care Plans spending 84 billion every year hr three addresses working families with employersponsored plans to access the same savings that would be negotiated for medicare. And to reduce the cost of Prescription Drugs for those to invest to create new jobs of Economic Growth across the country. For the taxpayers and the workers and the economy thank you to the leaders to address skyrocketing drug prices. So now i will yield the floor to the distinguished chair of the Committee Commerce chairman. Thank you bobby. Ive got an introduction. [laughter]
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