World for Prescription Drugs. So that is the reality of this bill. What do we do . Well, if we are serious about responding to what the American People want and the polling that i have seen, its like 70 to 80 of the people understand that Prescription Drugs are much too high. They want us to act. This bill, unfortunately, does not do that. If we are serious about reducing the price of Prescription Drugs, we know exactly how we can do it. For over 30 years, the Veterans Administration has been negotiating with the pharmaceutical industry to lower the cost of Prescription Drugs. Moreover, for decades virtually every other country on earth has been doing the same thing. The result of where we are today is that medicare pays twice as much for the exact same Prescription Drugs as the v. A. And people all over this country. In some cases, as i mentioned earlier, we may pay up to ten times as much for a particular drug. In other words, when it comes to reducing the price of Prescription Drugs
The presiding officer on this vote, the yeas are 5, the nays are 94. Threefifths of the senators duly chosen and sworn not having voted in the affirmative, the motion is not agreed to. The point of order is sustained and the amendment falls. Mr. Durbin madam president . The presiding officer the majority whip. Mr. Durbin madam president , i ask unanimous consent that the the presiding officer the senate will be in order. Mr. Durbin i ask unanimous consent that the following amendments appeared motions be the next amendments and motions the senate will come to order. 5265 cruz, 5281 sanders, 5385 kennedy, motion to waive the budget with respect to insulin. Cruz motion to commit on vaccines. Cruz motion to commit targeting parents. And that all provisions under the previous order remain in effect. The presiding officer is there objection . Without objection. Mr. Cruz madam president . The presiding officer the senator from texas. Mr. Cruz madam president , i call up my amendment number 5
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