GOP senators call for hearings on bipartisan insulin cost bill
Source: The Hill
Led by Sens. Pat Toomey (R-Pa.), and John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), the Republicans said they were concerned the legislation from Sens. Susan Collins (R-Maine) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) will be brought to the Senate floor for a vote without going through the committee first.
“As with most proposals regarding drug pricing, [Senators Shaheen and Collins’] proposed changes involve trade-offs and far-ranging implications, which both deserve frank discussion,” the lawmakers wrote in a letter to committee Chairman Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) and ranking member Mike Crapo (R-Idaho).
The Finance Committee has jurisdiction over Medicare, and the legislation would radically change Medicare’s drug benefit, the senators said.
The other Republicans on the letter were Sens. Rob Portman (Ohio), Ben Sasse (Neb.), and Steve Daines (Mont.).
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Why? So you can get up and pontificate without actually getting anything done.
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