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Amy Klobuchar's Public Statements on Issue: Drugs

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03/23/2022 Tweet - "Americans should not have to choose between risking their lives or financial ruin because of the unaffordable costs of long available drugs like insulin -- especially as drug manufacturers increase their revenues from insulin sales."
03/19/2022 Tweet - "A system that allows Americans to pay 250% more for prescription drugs than people in other industrialized nations is just not a system that's working for the American people."
03/17/2022 Tweet - "Americans pay more for prescription drugs than any other developed country. That is unacceptable. I will never stop fighting to lower prescription drug costs."
03/17/2022 Klobuchar, Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Cap Insulin Costs
03/16/2022 Schakowsky, Warren, Klobuchar, Porter, Colleagues Call Out Drug Manufacturers For Providing Misleading Information on High Drug Prices
03/15/2022 Tweet - "I'm proud to support capping the price of insulin at $35. Who's with me?"
03/10/2022 Tweet - "Remember Joshua from the State of the Union? We need to cap insulin costs at $35 for him."
03/09/2022 Tweet - "Want to hear something crazy? The average American spends more than $1300/year on prescription drugs. That's more than in any other country in the world. That has to change."
03/01/2022 Letter to Stephen J. Ubl, President and CEO of PhRMA - Senator Baldwin, Colleagues Call Out Drug Manufacturers For Squeezing American Families With Rapid and Widespread Price Hikes on Prescription Drugs
02/12/2022 Tweet - "We can no longer tolerate policies that make prescription drugs unaffordable and out-of-reach.   Congress must act.   Every day that goes by without implementing meaningful reform is a day too long."
02/09/2022 Tweet - "NOW: @SenSanders and I are speaking on the Senate floor about the urgent need to lower the cost of prescription drugs. Last month alone, drug companies hiked the prices of 742 drugs in the U.S. It is past time for Congress to act."
01/26/2022 Tweet - "Still true!"
01/21/2022 Tweet - "It's simple: we need to reform the system so Americans can get the drugs they need at prices they can afford."
12/21/2021 Van Hollen, Warren, Baldwin, Maloney Reintroduce Landmark CARE Act to Combat the Substance Use Epidemic
12/20/2021 Tweet - "I'll never stop fighting to lower drug prices."
12/16/2021 Rubio Introduces Bill to Combat Illegal Sale of Fentanyl, Other Drugs Online
12/16/2021 Baldwin, Warren, Maloney Lead More than 100 Democrats in Senate and House in Reintroducing Landmark CARE Act to Combat the Substance Use Epidemic
12/14/2021 ICYMI -- On CNN's State of the Union, Klobuchar Highlights Importance of Build Back Better, Legislation to Protect Kids Online
12/10/2021 Letter to Hon. Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of State, Hon. Louis DeJoy, Postmaster General, and Hon. Alejandro Mayorkas, Secretary of Homeland Security - Klobuchar, Portman Press Biden Administration to Take Action to Prevent Illegal Opioids from Entering the U.S.
12/08/2021 Tweet - "Lives are on the line. We must get this done."
12/06/2021 Tweet - "We need to make sure Americans can access the prescription drugs they need at prices they can afford."
12/01/2021 U.S. Senator Tina Smith & U.S. Representative Adam Schiff Introduce Bill to Expand Access to Lifesaving HIV Prevention Drugs
09/27/2021 Klobuchar, Wicker Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Improve Treatment Courts
03/25/2021 Whitehouse, Portman, Capito, Klobuchar, Shaheen, Cantwell Introduce CARA 3.0 to Increase Access to Treatment, Prevention & Bolster Fight Against Addiction Epidemic
02/18/2021 Letter to Joe Biden, President of the United States - Luján Joins Colleagues in Calling for Increased Opioid and Substance Use Disorder Funding in President Biden's Budget Proposal
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