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Build Back Better Act

Floor Speech

Date: Nov. 18, 2021
Location: Washington, DC

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Ms. CRAIG. Madam Speaker, the Build Back Better Act follows through on our commitment to expand access to and lower the cost of healthcare for Americans across this country and back home in Minnesota.

Included in this bill are the most far-reaching and impactful prescription drug reforms to pass this Congress in my lifetime. Not only will Medicare have the power to negotiate the prices of critical drugs for America's seniors, we are installing annual caps for Medicare recipients, capping the cost of insulin at $35 a month.

We have designed a package that would lower out-of-pocket healthcare costs for hardworking Americans by strengthening the ACA, extending the premium tax credits for millions of families nationwide.

This is our chance to make good on our promise to deliver a real, immediate impact that will lower the cost of healthcare to make it more affordable, more accessible for every person across this country.

I, for one, could not be more proud, and I encourage my colleagues to get this done.

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