President Biden Delivers Remarks on Lowering Health Care Costs for Americans

[Donkees]

Apr 3, 2024
The White House

[Donkees]

1. President Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders join forces to promote lower health care costs

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden teamed up with Sen. Bernie Sanders on Wednesday to promote his administration’s efforts to lower the cost of inhalers and other health care needs, as the White House continues its effort to highlight Biden’s legislative achievements to voters ahead of the November elections.

“Bernie, you and I have been fighting this for 25 years,” Biden said to Sanders during the event at the Indian Treaty Room at the White House. “Finally, finally we beat Big Pharma. Finally.”

Both men touted the lower health care costs that come through the Democrats’ sweeping climate, health care and tax package that Biden signed into law in 2022. It caps various health care costs for those on Medicare, including $35 a month for insulin and $2,000 a year for prescription drugs.

No Republican lawmakers voted for the law. His aides and Democratic officials say Biden’s achievements such as lowering health care costs are popular with the public, yet the incumbent president hasn’t yet gotten the credit from voters.

And both Biden and Sanders promoted their efforts to pressure major inhaler manufacturers to cap the costs of the devices to no more than $35 a month. Otherwise, the purchase price of inhalers ranges somewhere between $200 to $600 without insurance, according to the White House.

“I want to thank President Biden for what he has done on this issue up to now, and I look forward to working with the president as we go forward,” Sanders said.

https://apnews.com/article/joe-biden-white-house-bernie-sanders-966deda16e0a5fc171e5591b3f094b4d

[Johnny2X2X]

2. Joe Biden is workig for us

Every minute of every day he has regular Americans on his mind. Doesn't get 1/100th the credit he's due for all he's done to help the working class.

[KS Toronado]

3. What time did this air today?

[Donkees]

4. Guessing sometime around 1pm. I didn't watch it Live.

[KS Toronado]

5. Turned my TV on a little before 1:00 (MSNBC) and turned the volume up

so I could hear it in the computer room, never heard a thing. You talking 1 o'clock Eastern, Central, Mountain?

[Donkees]

6. I'm Eastern :)

[KS Toronado]

7. Would have made it noon here

Darn, was hoping to catch it live so I could switch over to FQX and see the lies they would be telling about it or
if they mentioned it at all. And my DVR will not allow me to go back in time and watch anything from FQX.
They sure like to hide from the truth. Thanks for your help.

[ancianita]

8. SO proud of Senator Sanders' work to bring greedy Big Pharma to justice.

Such great work by Sanders' the FTC and President Biden -- a great team on help millions of Americans' health and care.