Leader Schumer Floor Remarks Denouncing Trump’s Plan To Double Prescription Drug Costs For Millions Of Seniors

Washington, D.C. - Today, Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) spoke on the Senate floor to denounce the Trump administration's plans to end a Medicare drug plan subsidy, which will cause millions of Americans' prescription drug costs to double. Below are Senator Schumer's remarks, which can also be viewed here:

Trump's crusade against Americans' health care costs continues every single day.

Listen to this: yesterday, Trump doubled prescription drug costs for millions of seniors by making cuts to Medicare drug plans. Just 2 days before Medicare's 61st anniversary, no less. He is cutting the dollars we need and doubled prescription drug costs for millions of seniors.

Can Trump get any more heartless?

We're talking about seniors splitting pills in half to ration life-saving drugs or skipping meals to afford their medication at the pharmacy counter. That's despicable.

This is just the latest salvo in Trump's war on Americans' health care.

One year ago, Trump ransacked over a trillion dollars from the health care system to bankroll massive tax giveaways to the wealthiest Americans and corporations.

And since then, millions of people have lost their coverage altogether, while tens of millions got slammed with premiums doubling, tripling, and even quadrupling.

But I guess that wasn't enough for Donald. Now, he is coming for seniors - millions of them by raising their prescription drug costs.

In Trump's America, families are fighting for their lives while the rich get richer.

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