skyrocketing drug prices on american families. i recognize myself for five minutes to give an opening statement. today we are closing this work. the way we started our work with this congress. a hearing on prescription drug prices. this is a bipartisan issue. that focuses on the many years. the first witness at our hearing was a woman named antoinette. a mother whose daughter died at 22 years of age after rationing insulin because she could not afford it. it was the subject of our hearing on hiv prevention drugs in may. today, five patients and a family member are here to share their stories. i urge all members who go back to your districts and to talk to your constituents about their experiences struggling to pay for lifesaving drugs. i fear you will discover that we are facing a drug crisis in america. we have seen time and time again drug companies, skyrocketing prices, forcing families to make gutwrenching choices every day. many families and having to choose between cari
the committee will come to order. without objection, the chair is authorized to declare a recess of the committee at any time. this phone committee hearing is convening regarding the patient s perspective and the devastating impacts of marketing drug prices on american families. i recognize myself for five minutes, to give an opening statement. today we are closing this work period, the way we started our work. with a hearing on the prescription drug prices. this is a bipartisan issue and i have focused on for many years. the first witness at our hearing this congress was a woman named antoinette worsham. a mother whose daughter died at 22. years of age after rising insulin because she could not afford it. and it was the subject of our hearing on hiv prevention drugs in may. today, five patients and her family members are here to share their stories. i urge all members to go back to your districts and to talk to your constituents about their experiences struggling to pay
the chair is authorized to declare a recess of the committee at any time. a regulars muscle for five minutes in opening statement the first one he was of age after wrestling incident. was one protects the child s life? think about it. americans are dying every year while pharmaceutical companies have seasons able to afford the drugs some are developed with federal funding. responsibility to the american taxpayer. they use loopholes and peasants. even when they are supposed to be is the american taxpayer. our investigation has made significant progress. we plan to do more. how they are using the post fees and what steps can be taken now, i yelled to the distinguished member of our committee. patients to line the pockets. they have gone so far. to know the answer to this problem. the reality they have been situation completely backwards. distance from government intervention in the pharmaceutical and healthcare markets. laws and regulations they have put in place have led t
the chair is authorized to declare a recess of the committee at any time. a regulars muscle for five minutes in opening statement the first one he was of age after wrestling incident. was one protects the child s life? think about it. americans are dying every year while pharmaceutical companies have seasons able to afford the drugs some are developed with federal funding. responsibility to the american taxpayer. they use loopholes and peasants. even when they are supposed to be is the american taxpayer. our investigation has made significant progress. we plan to do more. how they are using the post fees and what steps can be taken now, i yelled to the distinguished member of our committee. patients to line the pockets. they have gone so far. to know the answer to this problem. the reality they have been situation completely backwards. distance from government intervention in the pharmaceutical and healthcare markets. laws and regulations they have put in place have led to
apologized for being late. today we have five witnesses were going to talk about an issue i think is very relevant to the times in which we live. have you make sure that america continues to be the most innovative place on the planet for prescription drug development to make sure americans live long and healthy lives russian mark how do you do that in terms of our patent process? we are concerned about the cost of prescription drugs to the extent that cost are going up. how much are attributed to patents extended sometimes unfairly? what is the right balance when you talk about controlling prescription drug prices? one thing you don t want to do is kill the goose that laid the golden egg which is pharmaceutical development but you don t want to have a system that extends unnecessarily the on the ability to make a profit a patent system that drives up costs for the average consumer and we are going to dig deep and we got a bunch of bills in a bipartisan fashion that have bee