Congressman Markwayne Mullin is calling out Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi and the Democratic Leadership over a bailout bill for Obamacare. The House passed the package last week.
Mullin calls it a missed opportunity to work together to lower the cost of prescription drugs in the U.S.
“We had a real chance to work together to lower the cost of prescription drugs, but Nancy Pelosi and Democratic Leadership showed us once again they are more interested in playing politics than making a difference for the American people,” Mullin said. “Both sides have been working together to address this problem. We passed legislation to make prescription drugs more affordable out of the Energy and Commerce Committee with unanimous support. But instead of bringing those bills to the floor on their own, Nancy Pelosi packed it with a poison pill Obamacare bailout, all but ensuring the legislation will never get signed into law. It’s disappointing that the Democrats turned a bipartisan effort into a partisan, political show and continue to put politics above the American people.”
Mullin is a co-sponsor of H.R. 2700 which contains language to lower the costs. It also uses the savings to extend funding for public health programs, including community health centers and the special diabetes programs. The savings are projected to total $5 billion.
