Rep. Underwood Issues Statement After Drug Pricing Meeting With HHS Secretary Azar
September 19, 2019
September 19, 2019
WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- Rep. Lauren Underwood, D-Illinois, issued the following statement after a meeting with Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar on drug pricing:
"Americans are being crushed by the skyrocketing cost of prescription drugs--it's unacceptable and unsustainable. I'm willing to come to the table with anyone, including Secretary Azar as I did today, to address this crisis and address it immediately--too many families do not have time to wait.
"Americans are being crushed by the skyrocketing cost of prescription drugs--it's unacceptable and unsustainable. I'm willing to come to the table with anyone, including Secretary Azar as I did today, to address this crisis and address it immediately--too many families do not have time to wait.