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Member, Algae Energy Caucus
Member, Anti Value Added Tax Caucus
Member, Balanced Budget Caucus
Former Member, Committee on Agriculture, United States House of Representatives
Former Member, Committee on the Budget, United States House of Representatives
Former Member, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, United States House of Representatives
Member, Congressional Air Force Caucus
Member, Congressional Army Caucus
Member, Congressional Beef Caucus
Member, Congressional Coal Caucus
Member, Congressional Coast Guard Caucus
Member, Congressional Courthouse Caucus
Member, Congressional Cystic Fibrosis Caucus
Member, Congressional Dairy Farmer Caucus
Member, Congressional Firefighter Caucus
Member, Congressional Fitness Caucus
Member, Congressional French Caucus
Member, Congressional Healthcare Caucus
Member, Congressional High Tech Caucus
Member, Congressional Internet Caucus
Member, Congressional Military Family Caucus
Member, Congressional Prayer Caucus
Member, Congressional Privacy Caucus
Member, Congressional Rare Earth Caucus
Member, Congressional Robotics Caucus
Member, Congressional Scouting Caucus
Member, Congressional Shipbuilding Caucus
Member, Congressional Sovereignty Caucus
Co-Chair, Congressional Sportmen's Caucus
Member, Congressional Steel Caucus
Member, Congressional Wounded to Work Caucus
Member, Constitution Caucus
Former Chair, Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection Subcommittee, United States House of Representatives
Member, Friends of Scotland Caucus
Former Member, Health Subcommittee, United States House of Representatives
Member, House Cement Caucus
Member, House Glaucoma Caucus
Member, House Hunger Caucus
Member, House Hydropower Caucus
Member, House Natural Gas Caucus
Member, House Recycling Caucus
Member, House Republican Israel Caucus
Member, House Republican New Media Caucus
Member, Joint Strike Fighter Caucus
Member, Library of Congress Caucus
Member, Manufacturing Caucus
Member, Marcellus Shale Caucus
Member, Military Veterans Caucus
Member, MS Caucus
Member, National Guard and Components Caucus
Member, Navy and Marine Corp Caucus
Co-Chair, Ohio Sportsman's Caucus
Member, Pediatric Cancer Caucus
Member, Reclaim American Jobs Caucus
Co-Chair, Republican New Media Caucus
Member, Republican Study Committee
Member, Rural Veteran's Caucus
Former Member, Subcommittee on Energy, United States House of Representatives
Former Member, Subcommittee on Environment and the Economy, United States House of Representatives
Member, United States Turkish Relations Caucus
Member, Wire and Wire Products Caucus
Member, Algae Energy Caucus
Member, Anti Value Added Tax Caucus
Member, Balanced Budget Caucus
Former Member, Committee on Agriculture, United States House of Representatives
Former Member, Committee on the Budget, United States House of Representatives
Former Member, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, United States House of Representatives
Member, Congressional Air Force Caucus
Member, Congressional Army Caucus
Member, Congressional Beef Caucus
Member, Congressional Coal Caucus
Member, Congressional Coast Guard Caucus
Member, Congressional Courthouse Caucus
Member, Congressional Cystic Fibrosis Caucus
Member, Congressional Dairy Farmer Caucus
Member, Congressional Firefighter Caucus
Member, Congressional Fitness Caucus
Member, Congressional French Caucus
Member, Congressional Healthcare Caucus
Member, Congressional High Tech Caucus
Member, Congressional Internet Caucus
Member, Congressional Military Family Caucus
Member, Congressional Prayer Caucus
Member, Congressional Privacy Caucus
Member, Congressional Rare Earth Caucus
Member, Congressional Robotics Caucus
Member, Congressional Scouting Caucus
Member, Congressional Shipbuilding Caucus
Member, Congressional Sovereignty Caucus
Co-Chair, Congressional Sportmen's Caucus
Member, Congressional Steel Caucus
Member, Congressional Wounded to Work Caucus
Member, Constitution Caucus
Former Chair, Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection Subcommittee, United States House of Representatives
Member, Friends of Scotland Caucus
Former Member, Health Subcommittee, United States House of Representatives
Member, House Cement Caucus
Member, House Glaucoma Caucus
Member, House Hunger Caucus
Member, House Hydropower Caucus
Member, House Natural Gas Caucus
Member, House Recycling Caucus
Member, House Republican Israel Caucus
Member, House Republican New Media Caucus
Member, Joint Strike Fighter Caucus
Member, Library of Congress Caucus
Member, Manufacturing Caucus
Member, Marcellus Shale Caucus
Member, Military Veterans Caucus
Member, MS Caucus
Member, National Guard and Components Caucus
Member, Navy and Marine Corp Caucus
Co-Chair, Ohio Sportsman's Caucus
Member, Pediatric Cancer Caucus
Member, Reclaim American Jobs Caucus
Co-Chair, Republican New Media Caucus
Member, Republican Study Committee
Member, Rural Veteran's Caucus
Former Member, Subcommittee on Energy, United States House of Representatives
Member, United States Turkish Relations Caucus
Member, Wire and Wire Products Caucus
Member, Committee on Energy and Commerce
Ranking Member, Subcommittee on Communications and Technology
Member, Subcommittee on Consumer Protection & Commerce
Member, Subcommittee on Energy (Energy and Commerce)
— Awards:
Manufacturing Legislative Excellence Award, National Association of Manufacturing, 2011
Guardian of Small Business Award, National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB), 112th Congress
Patriot Award, United States Sportsmen's Alliance, 2002
Spirit of Enterprise Award, United States. Chamber of Commerce, 2011
Taxpayer Friend Award, National Taxpayers Union, 2010, 2011
Manufacturing Legislative Excellence Award, National Association of Manufacturing, 2012
Spirit of Enterprise Award, United States Chamber of Commerce, 2012
Defender of Economic Freedom Award, Club for Growth, 2nd Session, 111th Congress
Taxpayer Hero, Citizens Against Government Waste, 2010
Friend of the Farm Bureau Award, American Farm Bureau Federation, 112th Congress
Watchdog of the Treasury, United Conservatives of Ohio, 1998, 2000, 2005
President's Award, Ohio National Guard, 2006
Defender of Liberty Award, American Conservative Union, 2010
Defender of Liberty Award, American Conservative Union, 2011
1. Do you generally support pro-choice or pro-life legislation?
- Pro-life
1. In order to balance the budget, do you support an income tax increase on any tax bracket?
- No
2. Do you support expanding federal funding to support entitlement programs such as Social Security and Medicare?
- No
1. Do you support the regulation of indirect campaign contributions from corporations and unions?
- Unknown Position
1. Do you support the protection of government officials, including law enforcement officers, from personal liability in civil lawsuits concerning alleged misconduct?
- Unknown Position
Do you support increasing defense spending?
- Yes
1. Do you support federal spending as a means of promoting economic growth?
- Yes
2. Do you support lowering corporate taxes as a means of promoting economic growth?
- Yes
3. Do you support providing financial relief to businesses AND/OR corporations negatively impacted by the state of national emergency for COVID-19?
- Yes
1. Do you support requiring states to adopt federal education standards?
- No
1. Do you support government funding for the development of renewable energy (e.g. solar, wind, geo-thermal)?
- Unknown Position
2. Do you support the federal regulation of greenhouse gas emissions?
- No
1. Do you generally support gun-control legislation?
- No
1. Do you support repealing the 2010 Affordable Care Act ("Obamacare")?
- Yes
2. Do you support requiring businesses to provide paid medical leave during public health crises, such as COVID-19?
- Yes
1. Do you support the construction of a wall along the Mexican border?
- Unknown Position
2. Do you support requiring immigrants who are unlawfully present to return to their country of origin before they are eligible for citizenship?
- Yes
1. Should the United States use military force to prevent governments hostile to the U.S. from possessing a weapon of mass destruction (for example: nuclear, biological, chemical)?
- Unknown Position
2. Do you support reducing military intervention in Middle East conflicts?
- Unknown Position
Do you generally support removing barriers to international trade (for example: tariffs, quotas, etc.)?
- Yes
1. Abortions should always be legally available.
- No Answer
2. Abortions should be legally available when the procedure is completed within the first trimester of the pregnancy.
- No Answer
3. Abortions should be legal only when the pregnancy resulted from incest, rape, or if the life of the woman is endangered.
- X
4. Abortions should always be illegal.
- No Answer
5. Abortions should be limited by waiting periods and parental notification requirements.
- No Answer
6. Ohio government funding should not be provided to clinics and medical facilities that provide abortion services.
- X
1. Ohio government should prosecute cases of discrimination in the public and private sector.
- No Answer
2. Ohio government should provide no affirmative action programs.
- No Answer
3. Ohio government should add sexual orientation to Ohio's anti-discrimination laws.
- No Answer
4. Ohio government should not add sexual orientation to Ohio's anti-discrimination laws.
- No Answer
1. Abortion
- Eliminate
2. Affirmative Action
- Slightly Decrease
3. Agriculture
- Slightly Increase
4. Education
- Slightly Increase
5. Environment
- Slightly Decrease
6. Health Care
- Maintain Status
7. Law enforcement
- Slightly Increase
8. Welfare
- Maintain Status
1. Increase state funding for programs to prevent teen pregnancy.
- X
2. Provide tax credits for businesses that provide child care for their employees.
- X
3. Deny or suspend state-issued permits and licenses to parents who are delinquent in paying court-ordered child support.
- X
1. Increase state funds for construction of state prisons and for hiring of additional prison staff.
- No Answer
2. Expand and promote "community policing" programs.
- X
3. Support "truth in sentencing" legislation for violent criminals so they serve their full sentences with no chance of parole.
- X
4. Expand the use of the death penalty for additional circumstances relating to murder.
- X
5. Oppose the death penalty.
- No Answer
6. Implement penalties other than incarceration for certain non-violent offenders.
- X
7. Require mandatory life sentences for third time, violent felons.
- X
8. Inform communities when a convicted sex offender moves into the community.
- X
9. Increase state funds for programs which rehabilitate and educate inmates during and after their prison sentence.
- No Answer
10. Decriminalize the possession and private use of certain illegal drugs such as marijuana.
- No Answer
11. Strengthen penalties and sentences associated with drug-related crimes.
- X
12. Implement chain gangs in which prison inmates work together in chained work groups.
- No Answer
1. Prosecute juveniles who commit murder or other serious violent crimes as adults.
- X
2. Provide state funding for military-style "boot-camps" for first-time juvenile felons.
- X
3. Increase state funding for community centers and other social agencies in areas with at-risk youth.
- X
4. Support state government funding of programs for at-risk youth such as guaranteed college loans and job training and placement.
- X
5. Support mandatory curfews for minors in high crime areas.
- X
1. Increase state funds for improving the state's transportation system, including major roadways, railways and airports.
- X
2. Provide low interest loans and tax credits for expanding, start-up or relocating businesses.
- X
3. Expand legalized gambling (e.g. riverboat casinos).
- No Answer
4. Reduce state government regulations on the private sector.
- X
5. Remove state governmental controls or caps from wages, prices, rents, profits, production, and interest rates.
- No Answer
6. Support limits on cash damages in lawsuits against businesses and professionals for product liability or malpractice.
- X
7. Increase state funding for programs to re-train unemployed workers.
- X
8. Require a cost/benefit analysis of all state laws and regulations to determine their economic impact.
- X
9. Create state-funded incentives for housing development in rural and urban areas.
- No Answer
10. Support the use of state funding for the construction of sports stadiums and arenas in Ohio.
- No Answer
11. Oppose the use of state funding for the construction of sports stadiums and arenas in Ohio.
- X
1. Increase state funds for professional development and salaries of public school faculty.
- No Answer
2. Endorse teacher-led voluntary school prayer in public schools.
- X
3. Encourage private or corporate investment in certain public school programs.
- X
4. Provide parents with state-funded vouchers to send their children to any participating school (public, private, religious, technical).
- X
5. Implement charter schools where teachers and other professionals get state authorization and funding to establish schools.
- X
6. Require the use of state-wide achievement standards for all state public schools.
- X
7. Emphasize local control of education as long as the school district meets state health and safety standards.
- X
8. Support sex education programs which stress abstinence.
- X
9. Support sex education programs which stress safe sexual practices.
- No Answer
10. Fund public school education in Ohio by increases in state taxes rather than by using local property taxes.
- No Answer
11. Provide state funding for programs which increase student access to the Internet and other telecommunications networks.
- X
12. Increase state funding for school building improvement and maintenance.
- No Answer
13. Support allocating more state education funding to Ohio's lowest-wealth districts and less to the highest-wealth districts.
- No Answer
14. Restrict driving privileges and/or sports participation of students with poor academic performance.
- X
15. Support Ohio schools' participation in "Goals 2000", the federal program which establishes academic standards.
- No Answer
1. Enact tougher environmental standards to encourage the sale of cleaner burning fuels throughout Ohio.
- No Answer
2. Support "self-audit" legislation which creates incentives for polluting industries to clean up pollution.
- X
3. Require a cost/benefit analysis be completed to determine the economic impact of proposed environmental regulations before they are implemented.
- X
4. Require the state to reimburse citizens when state-sponsored environmental regulations limit use of privately owned land.
- X
5. Provide funding for recycling programs in Ohio.
- X
6. Request flexibility from the federal government in enforcing and funding environmental regulations.
- X
7. Suspend Ohio's participation in unfunded, federally mandated environmental protection legislation.
- X
8. Maintain minimum environmental quality as mandated by current federal regulations.
- X
9. Support "right to know" laws for workers exposed to hazardous substances.
- X
10. Support legislation which would require polluting industries to pay for environmental cleanup.
- X
11. Support construction of a facility in Ohio to house low-level radioactive waste from Ohio and five other states.
- No Answer
12. Support and enforce fuel price cap legislation.
- No Answer
13. Provide state funding for programs that reward farmers for conserving soil and using minimal fertilizers and pesticides.
- X
1. State Senators and Representatives (8 years)
- Yes
2. Governors (two 4 year terms)
- Yes
3. Certain elected statewide officials (e.g. Attorney General, Secretary of State) (two 4 year terms)
- Yes
4. Do you support amending the U.S. Constitution to require an annual balanced federal budget?
- Yes
5. Do you support requiring limits on individual contributions to state legislative candidates?
- Yes
6. Do you support requiring limits on PAC contributions to state legislative candidates?
- Yes
7. Do you support requiring limits on corporate contributions to state legislative candidates?
- No Answer
8. Do you support requiring full and timely disclosure of campaign finance information?
- Yes
9. Do you support imposing spending limits on political campaigns?
- Yes
10. Do you support partial funding from state taxes for state level political campaigns?
- No
11. Do you support decentralizing some state agencies to outside Columbus?
- Yes
1. Support expanding the nationwide ban on the public sale of assault weapons to include all forms of semi-automatic weapons.
- No Answer
2. Increase state restrictions on the purchase and possession of firearms.
- No Answer
3. Maintain all state registration procedures and state restrictions on possessing firearms.
- No Answer
4. Ease state procedures and restrictions on the purchase and registration of firearms.
- X
5. Repeal all state bans and measures that restrict law-abiding citizens from obtaining firearms.
- X
6. Allow law-abiding citizens to carry concealed firearms.
- X
7. Support legislation which would ban guns in school zones.
- X
1. Expand state funding for pre-natal and infant care programs available in the state, including immunizations.
- X
2. Provide tax incentives to assist small businesses in providing health care to their employees.
- X
3. Ensure that Ohio citizens have access to basic health care through managed care, insurance reforms, or state funded care where necessary.
- No Answer
4. Guaranteeing medical care to all citizens is not a responsibility of state government.
- X
5. Limit the amount of damages that can be awarded in medical malpractice lawsuits.
- X
6. Request a waiver from the federal government to provide Medicaid services through privately operated insurance systems.
- X
7. Provide state financial assistance to seniors who wish to remain at home as an alternative to a nursing home.
- X
8. Allow citizens to open tax-free medical savings accounts to be taxed if used for other than medical purposes.
- X
9. Continue trend toward removing most medical services (except long term/nursing home care) from state regulation.
- X
10. Encourage local health departments to distribute condoms as a preventive measure against AIDS.
- No Answer
11. Create incentives that increase the supply and retention of health professionals in rural areas and inner cities.
- X
1. Alcohol Taxes
- Maintain Status
2. Business Taxes
- Slightly Decrease
3. Capital Gains
- Slightly Decrease
4. Income Taxes (incomes less than $75,000)
- Slightly Decrease
5. Income Taxes (incomes greater than $75,000)
- Slightly Decrease
6. Property taxes
- Slightly Decrease
7. Sales taxes
- Maintain Status
8. State Fees
- Maintain Status
9. Gasoline taxes
- Maintain Status
10. Do you support a flat tax structure for state income taxes?
- Yes
1. Provide child care services to welfare recipients who work or attend school.
- No Answer
2. Allow welfare recipients to work and still receive state-funded health care and child care until they become self-sufficient.
- X
3. Require that able-bodied recipients receive job training, attend school, or work in order to receive welfare benefits.
- X
4. Require that unwed mothers under the age of 18 attend school and live with a parent or guardian (if possible) to receive welfare benefits.
- X
5. Limit the welfare benefits given to recipients if they have additional children.
- No Answer
6. Provide two-parent families living in poverty the same welfare benefits as one-parent families.
- No Answer
7. Eliminate government-funded welfare and advocate privately funded assistance to people in need.
- No Answer
8. Impose a two-year limit on welfare benefits for recipients who are able to work.
- X
9. Support "Communities of Opportunity" program in which the state of Ohio would subsidize employers who hire welfare recipients.
- No Answer
1. Do you generally support pro-choice or pro-life legislation?
- Pro-life
1. In order to balance the budget, do you support an income tax increase on any tax bracket?
- No
2. In order to balance the budget, do you support reducing defense spending?
- No
1. Do you support the regulation of indirect campaign contributions from corporations and unions?
- Unknown Position
1. Do you support federal spending as a means of promoting economic growth?
- No
2. Do you support lowering corporate taxes as a means of promoting economic growth?
- Yes
1. Do you support requiring states to adopt federal education standards?
- Unknown Position
1. Do you support government funding for the development of renewable energy (e.g. solar, wind, thermal)?
- Yes
2. Do you support the federal regulation of greenhouse gas emissions?
- No
1. Do you generally support gun-control legislation?
- No
1. Do you support repealing the 2010 Affordable Care Act ("Obamacare")?
- Yes
1. Do you support the construction of a wall along the Mexican border?
- Unknown Position
2. Do you support requiring immigrants who are unlawfully present to return to their country of origin before they are eligible for citizenship?
- Yes
Do you support the legalization of marijuana for recreational purposes?
- Unknown Position
1. Should the United States use military force in order to prevent governments hostile to the U.S. from possessing a nuclear weapon?
- Unknown Position
2. Do you support increased American intervention in Middle Eastern conflicts beyond air support?
- Unknown Position
Latest Action: House - 06/20/2019 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Tracker:Latest Action: House - 06/13/2019 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Tracker:Latest Action: 06/19/2019 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H4775-4776)
Tracker:By Bob Latta How do we better address public health issues, provide economic relief or supplement the heroic efforts of our private sector to combat a crisis like the one we are facing now with the coronavirus pandemic? Congress is addressing these obstacles through legislation. Recently, Congress passed the CARES Act, legislation to help those affected by this crisis through direct payments, small business loans and grants, and support for our nation's healthcare providers. The CARES Act also includes a bill that I've long championed that will make it easier for Americans to protect themselves against COVID-19 by reforming and modernizing the way over-the-counter (OTC) products are approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Nearly all Americans purchase OTC products regularly, and we've seen just how important they can be to help prevent the spread of COVID-19 and treat those who are afflicted. With OTC products like hand sanitizer playing an important role in helping people stay safe, approval of these products should be quick and streamlined. The traditional FDA process for OTC drugs and products is too burdensome, doesn't use the most up-to-date science and limits the development of new OTC options. That's why making this fix now was so important. Here's where this system, the OTC monograph process, went wrong. In the 1970s, the FDA put in place an approval apparatus where OTC products could be approved based on an active ingredient or combination of ingredients that are considered to be safe and effective. A number of these "monographs" have never been finalized even though it is now decades later. While OTC products currently on your shelves are safe, this incomplete system has meant uncertainty for manufacturers leading to a lack of new and innovative products for consumers. Even though common products like headache medicine, bandages and allergy relief are used every day, the approval process to change their labels or delivery mechanism was woefully cumbersome and out of date. Reforming the OTC monograph system has been a long time coming and has seen Republicans working hand in hand with Democrats to address the problem. After countless bipartisan discussions, I introduced the Over-the-Counter Monograph Safety, Innovation and Reform Act and garnered the backing of manufacturers of OTC products, consumer groups and officials at the FDA. Despite receiving widespread support in Congress, the legislation did not become law right away. In fact, it needed to pass the House four times before it became law as part of the CARES Act. Getting this bill across the finish line took longer than anticipated, but its passage was a real turning point. This tool will now help the FDA streamline the approval of new OTC medicine and products that Americans desperately want and need. The legislation ends the current practice of requiring OTC drug monographs to go through a burdensome rulemaking process that takes far too long. Additionally, the bill makes it easier to update products on the market today using the latest scientific or safety information without needing to go through the cumbersome rulemaking process. It's hard to believe, but the previous process actually discouraged using the newest science because of the bureaucratic hoops that would be required for approval. That problem now is solved. Over the last few weeks, we've seen the heroics of our healthcare workers on the front lines. We've seen communities coming together to support their friends and neighbors who have been affected the most by this pandemic. We've seen businesses and manufacturers completely revolutionize their production lines to help in the fight against the coronavirus. Americans have been united and have shown their resiliency. Congress needs to ensure that the laws and rules on the books don't hinder these efforts. Reforming the way OTC products are made is one way we've reduced barriers to innovation and provided certainty for consumers. More innovation and competition mean better products and lower costs for American families. This will pay dividends as we seek to win the fight against COVID-19, and it also will benefit us well into the future.
By Bob Latta As we follow recommendations to stay home and distance ourselves from one another, our interconnected world is more important than ever as schools and offices are closed because of the coronavirus pandemic. During phone calls I've had with local leaders over the past two weeks, I've heard from educators, parents of students, and business leaders who are concerned about the divide of opportunities between folks who live in urban communities with more reliable Internet access and folks who live in rural areas without dependable broadband connectivity. The reality is, many Americans across the country and Ohioans in the district I represent who live in rural areas don't have reliable Internet connectivity. If that doesn't change, they will be left behind. As the leading Republican on the Communications and Technology Subcommittee of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, I teamed up with members of Congress from both sides on legislation that helps improve our broadband-mapping capabilities. With improved maps identifying where broadband services are needed, we can make sure our limited resources are directed to those who need them most. One of those bills, the Broadband DATA Act, recently received President Trump's signature. Mr. Trump also signed into law the Secure 5G and Beyond Act of 2020. Both laws take key steps to expand access to broadband services and secure our networks. As more Americans work, learn, and receive care through telehealth from home, the Broadband DATA Act will help us more accurately identify the number of Americans who currently cannot access standard broadband services. We cannot address communities who need these resources the most without knowing where exactly these communities are. At the same time, we must prepare our networks for the 5G future and ensure federal agencies work together on a comprehensive plan to identify and address security risks in 5G and future wireless technologies. The Secure 5G and Beyond Act requires exactly that. It will make sure our federal government works to develop a Secure Next Generation Mobile Communication Strategy to protect the security of 5G communications systems and infrastructure in the United States and assist our allies in maximizing the security of 5G networks in their countries. The strategy is also intended to protect the competitiveness of U.S. companies, the privacy of American consumers, and the integrity of 5G standards-settings bodies against political influence. I believe in the resiliency of the people of this country, the commitment of the American worker, and the entrepreneurship of our small business owners. We will get through this.
By Bob Latta As the cost of prescription drugs continues to skyrocket from sea to shining sea, more and more Americans are finding that they can't afford to fill their scripts. I've received hundreds of calls, emails, and letters from healthcare workers and patients alike about the high cost of the drugs they need. For many, these high costs mean having to choose between the drugs they need and other necessities like food, housing, and saving for the future. This holiday season, patients are hoping for lower drug prices, but that is far from what Speaker Pelosi is proposing. Speaker Pelosi's bill, H.R. 3, leads to fewer cures for patients who count on American innovation for hope. It was crafted behind closed doors without any Republican input. It incentivizes bullying manufacturers into government-mandated price controls that will severely hinder innovation. It is estimated to lead to 100 fewer lifesaving drugs from reaching the people who need them most. Speaker Pelosi's decision to move forward on her extreme drug pricing legislation discredits the incredible bipartisan work we've accomplished that could deliver lower drug prices without harming innovation. H.R. 3 only further delays relief for millions of Americans as it is all for show and will never be signed into law. H.R. 19, the Lower Costs, More Cures Act, uses bipartisan reforms to lower out of pocket spending, protect access to new medicines and cures, strengthen transparency, and champion competition. Every single provision is bipartisan. Our plan doesn't crush investment in the research and development of new cures. When confronted with the realities of what H.R. 3 would mean for fewer new drugs, some Democrats have said it is "worth it" to lose new cures in order pass their partisan plan. But, when it comes to drugs that improve or save a loved one's life, we know it is not "worth it." Our bipartisan plan stands in stark contrast as it increases low-cost options for patients by bringing more generic and biosimilar competition to the marketplace faster. It puts politics to the side and prioritizes what Americans need most -- more cures and better access to affordable medications. Click here to read the op-ed online.
