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- https://sylviagarcia.house.gov/issues/health...That is why Congresswoman Garcia has supported other bipartisan bills in the House aimed at reducing the cost of prescription drugs. Insulin is a particular concern for the Texas 29th District. HR 3 would require the Secretary of HHS to negotiate the price of insulin within the first year of implementation. ...
- https://schakowsky.house.gov/about...A champion for the nation's seniors, Schakowsky continues the fight to prevent the privatization of Social Security and Medicare, and to make prescription drugs more affordable. She spearheaded the creation of the Seniors Task Force in the 111th Congress and continues to serve as Co-Chair in the 119 th Congress in the now-renamed Task Force on Aging and Families. ...
- https://aderholt.house.gov/issues/social-security...Issues Agriculture American Strength Defense Economy Education Energy Faith and Religious Freedom Family Values Fighting Drugs Growing the Economy Gun Rights Health Care Immigration Inflation Project Requests Protecting the Vulnerable Social Security Taxes Transportation Veterans Votes and Legislation Stay in the Know About My Office in Washington, D.C. ...
- Congressman John Joyce: We must stop de facto amnesty at our southern border | Representative John Jhttps://johnjoyce.house.gov/media/op-eds/congressman-john-joyce-we-must-stop-de-facto-amnesty-our-southern-border...While regulations require Border Patrol agents to spend hours back at their stations filling out processing paperwork on the large groups of migrants they apprehend, smugglers can run vast amounts of drugs through the areas law enforcement officers have been forced to vacate. Every Border Patrol agent we talked to said a 30-foot wall would help curb the number of large migrant groups entering the country and free officials up from administrative duties to work more on apprehensions of the dangerous criminals who are smuggling drugs across the border. ...
- Kenosha News: Congressman Bryan Steil on fighting fentanyl in our communities | Representative Bryanhttps://steil.house.gov/media/columns/kenosha-news-congressman-bryan-steil-on-fighting-fentanyl-in-our-communities...This synthetic opioid has often been found in commonly used substances like Adderall and marijuana, as well as cocaine and heroin. As a result, the drugs being purchased are becoming more addictive and deadly. To shine a light on the increase in overdose deaths in our community, I recently held a roundtable discussion in Southeast Wisconsin with U.S. ...
- https://pappas.house.gov/issues/health-care...As we improve upon insurance coverage, we have to ensure access to reproductive health care, improve mental health care access and rural health care access, and lower the cost of prescription drugs. We have much more work to do to focus on the health and well-being of the American people. I will continue to fight for proposals that will expand access, improve health outcomes, and lower the cost of prescription drugs for Granite Staters. ...
- Chicago Tribune: Kane County formally accepts almost $1 million for forensics lab | Congressman Billhttps://foster.house.gov/media/in-the-news/chicago-tribune-kane-county-formally-accepts-almost-1-million-forensics-lab...By that time, the case is cold,” Ruppel said. “If we can reduce that to weeks instead of a year, the investigators can be on top of those cases.” The rest of the funds will go to buy additional equipment to test seized drugs, according to Ruppel. He said any leftover funds will help to pay for toxicology equipment, which tests the recently deceased for drugs or other chemicals in their system, and for lab accreditation. ...
- https://bonamici.house.gov/media/statements/bonamici-statement-inflation-reduction-act...That's unacceptable. The Inflation Reduction Act will reduce the price of prescription drugs by allowing Medicare to negotiate drug prices for certain medications, and will cap seniors' out-of-pocket costs to $2,000 a year. The bill also caps insulin costs at $35 per month for Medicare beneficiaries. ...
- https://morelle.house.gov/media/press-releases/congressman-joe-morelle-announces-action-lower-costs-seniors...Congressman Morelle has taken numerous actions to lower costs for older Americans this year alone, including passing legislation to: Allow Medicare to negotiate the cost of some of the most expensive prescription drugs, reducing costs across the board; Establish an annual cap on out-of-pocket expenses for prescription medications for Medicare beneficiaries; Cap the out-of-pocket insulin cost for Medicare beneficiaries at $35 for a 30-day supply; Investing $1 billion to bolster the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) which helps more than 70,000 families in Monroe County afford home heating bills; Extend expiring Affordable Care Act subsidies through 2025, saving millions of families an average of $800 a year. ...
- https://westerman.house.gov/issues/security...Issues : Security The Disaster at the Border January 6, 2024 Weekly Columns Over the holidays, the crisis at the southern border continued to surge, sending thousands of illegal immigrants and deadly drugs into our communities. In December, we saw the most encounters at the U.S. border ever recorded in a single month - over 300,000. That's nearly eight times the population of Hot Springs. ...