SENATOR AMY KLOBUCHAR IS
DISCUSSING WAYS TO BRING DOWN
THE COST OF PRESCRIPTION DRUGS
FOR PEOPLE DEALING WITH
DIABETES.
REPORTS CITED BY THE KLOBUCHAR
CAMP INDICATE THE PRICE OF
INSULIN HAS MORE THAN TRIPLED IN
THE LAST DECADE.
SENATOR KLOBUCHAR IS CALLING FOR
CONGRESSIONAL ACTION TO CURB THE
COST.
TODAY SHE WAS JOINED BY
MINNESOTA FAMILIES IMPACTED BY
THE DISEASE.
THE WILTROP FAMILY SAYS THEY'RE
LUCKY THEY CAN AFFORD INSULIN
FOR THEIR DAUGHTER, BUT THERE
ARE MANY MINNESOTA FAMILIES
CANNOT.
IT MAKES ME WONDER, WHAT
CHOICES WILL MARAYA HAVE TO
MAKE?
I THINK BACK TO MY FIRST JOB OUT
OF COLLEGE.
I DIDN'T MAKE VERY MUCH THEN.
I WAS TRYING TO PAY RENT, FOOD,
AND STUDENT LOAN PAYMENTS.
I WOULD HAVE BEEN COMPLETELY
OVERWHELMED.
SENATOR KLOBUCHAR SAYS
THERE'S NOT ENOUGH COMPETITION
IN THE MARKETPLACE AND THAT'S
WHY PRICES GET SO HIGH.
ROUGHLY 30 MILLION AMERICANS
