Down Prescription Drug prices. The witnesses at the hearing, representatives of the pharmaceutical industry and advocates for patients. Good morning, everyone. The Sub Committee on health will now come to order. The chair now recognizes for five minutes for an opening statement. Last week our Sub Committee held a hearing to essentially follow the money in the drug supply chain. We came away with much valuable information, but we also found there are many secrets. Secret decisions about how drugs are priced. Secret deals between Drug Companies and the pbms and secret agreements between pbms and insurers. Today were considering seven bipartisan bills that essentially unmask the secrets, that secret process, and ensure that low income seniors can afford their medications and build on the drug pricing package passed by the house last week. The first and very important bill ensures that seniors can afford their drugs. Representatives cunningham and bill araukus introduced a creating lower c
Officer. He was deployed to iraq and served in the 101st Airborne Division and a Reconstruction Team in afghanistan. Between his tours, senator cotton served at Arlington National cemetery. After his military career, senator cotton served briefly in the private sector and was elected to the u. S. House of representatives in 2012. Last year, he was elected to serve in the u. S. Senate. Now serves on the Senate Committees on banking, intelligence, and Armed Services. He is the chairman of the Armed Services committee the subcommittee. His maiden speech delivered last week, senator cotton warned we have systematically underfunded our military. I look forward to the insights you offer on important issues today and ask you to please join me in welcoming senator tom cotton. [applause] tom cotton thank you. Thank you all. Good morning. Thank you. And chris, thanks very much for the kind introduction. Thanks to fpi and aaf for hosting me this morning for the very important work you do. As the
Varsity of al qaeda. Look how well they are doing now. I want to leave you with us. Remember correspondents, if isis can do it, so can you. Good night. Thank you. [applause] thank you calpine. Im sorry, that was my old Wishful Thinking script. Thank you, aasif mandvi. That was fantastic. Before we leave, i cant leave without exposing my gratitude. My amazing team on capitol hill, kelly odonnell, luke russert, and alex mo. [applause] i want to thank kinser glenn, tony kaplan, and the countless others of the peacock who make me proud to be part of the nbc team. Thank you to Allison Jaffe from the d. C. Comedy club forgetting our entertainment. Thank you to the marriott for hosting. And last but not least, she told me not to do this. I want to think someone who inspires me to be a better person, my beautiful and amazing wife jillian. You are my rock. You are the reason i am here today. I love you. [applause] it really has been an honor. I am deeply humbled to have been able to represent a