3 2 TEXANS ARE LEADING EFFORTS IN CONGRESS TO LOWER PRESCRIPTION DRUG COSTS. OUR WASHINGTON REPORTER ANNA WIERNICKI REMAINS IN WASHINGTON WITH MORE. 3– TAKE PKG LOYD DOGGETT: I actually see this as an issue of life and deathANNA WIERNICKI: TEXAS DEMOCRATIC CONGRESSMAN LLOYD DOGGETT SAYS MANY AMERICANS CONTAINER'' T AFFORD TO PAY FOR THEIR PRESCRIPTION MEDICINE. LLOYD DOGGETTU.S. CONGRESSMAN, D-TEXASTAKE CG @ 0:09 -0:19 Patients that have actually entered into very serious health care problem since they attempted to parce out their insulin or not take their insulin.ANNA WIERNICKI: DOGGETT IS LEADING THE INITIATIVE IN THE HOUSE TO LOWER THE EXPENSES OF PRESCRIPTION DRUGS. HIS BILL WOULD HOLD THE BIG MEDICATION BUSINESS ACCOUNTABLE BY OFFERING THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT THE POWER TO NEGOTIATE PRICES WITH MEDICATION MAKERS.LLOYD DOGGETT: To ensure that we negotiate to bring these prices down.ANNA WIERNICKI: THROUGHOUT THE CAPITOL, ANOTHER PERSON TEXAN IS ALSO BATTLING FOR AFFORDABLE MEDICATION. ANNA WIERNICKI @ANNAEWIERNICKITAKE CG @ 0:39 -0:50 áREPUBLICAN SENATOR JOHN CORNYN CLAIMS HIS BILL WOULD MAKE IT HARDER FOR BIG MEDICATION FIRMS TO EXTEND THEIR PATENTS OF EXPENSIVE NAME BRAND DRUGS AND STAY CLEAR OF GENERIC COMPETITION.JOHN CORNYN U.S.SENATOR, R-TEXASTAKE CG @ 0:51 -0:56 Our goal is to lower expense prices with rising deductables as well as copays. ANNA WIERNICKI: AFTER 6 MONTHS OF NEGOTIATIONS, CORNYN ' S COSTS CLEARED THE SENATE FINANCING COMMITTEE AND IS NOW HEADING TO THE FLOOR FOR A VOTEBUT DOGGETT CLAIMS YOUR HOME IS TAKING MUCH LONGERLLOYD DOGGETT: To date, nothing has been done to reduce the prices for a single American, and I hope we can change that.ANNA WIERNICKI: DOGGETT SAYS THE HOLD UP IS HOME LEADERSHIP.HOUSE AUDIO SPEAKER NANCY PELOSI SAYS SHE IS WORKING ON HER OWN EXPENSE, BUT DOGGETT STATES IF IT DOESN ' T DO SUFFICIENT TO BREAK DOWN ON BIG DRUG COMPANIES, HE WON ' T SUPPORT IT.IN WASHINGTON, I ' M ANNA WIERNICKI. 3 TALKS CONTINUE BETWEEN OUR STATION OWNER NEXSTAR AND ALSO “DIRECT T-V” AND ALSO “A-T AND ALSO “T UVERSE” TO TRY TO “REACH AN CONTRACT. WE HAVE NOT.
