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Yesterday, Congressman Rick W. Allen (GA-12) spoke during debate on the House floor in opposition to H.R. 3, Speaker Pelosi’s socialist prescription drug pricing plan. The House of Representatives voted to pass the legislation today 230 to 192. Congressman Allen’s remarks can be found below. 

We all agree here that prescription drug prices are skyrocketing and Congress must act – that is something that we all agree on.

The question is, how do we go about it?

A couple of facts:

Fact 1: H.R. 3 is a radical government takeover of the pharmaceutical industry – and it ultimately will prevent Americans from accessing potentially life-saving cures.

Fact 2: According to the White House Council of Economic Advisers, H.R. 3 will prevent as many as 100 fewer drugs from entering the U.S. market over the next decade.

Fact 3: Countries that have adopted similar drug-pricing schemes as proposed under this legislation have experienced a decrease in access to innovative new medicines, increased wait times for treatment, and supply shortages for in-demand drugs.

Americans will not stand for this.

We have an alternative, H.R. 19 – the Lower Costs, More Cures Act.

I urge you to work together in a bipartisan way on H.R. 19.