Georgia Senator Rev. Raphael Warnock (D-GA) took several questions from the press on Tuesday afternoon regarding the Capping Prescription Cost Act (US S4671). Introduced last year, Warnock, along with several senators, including Amy Klobuchar, Bob Casey, Kirsten Gillibrand, and John Fetterman, says lowering the cost of prescription drugs should be a priority no matter who is in the White House.
“This should not be a partisan issue,” he said during the virtual press conference. “This is a moral issue that transcends politics.”
The Capping Prescription Costs Act would cap annual out-of-pocket prescription drug costs per year at $2,000 for individuals and $4,000 for families, according to a release from Warnock’s office.
Warnock went on to say that the rising cost of prescription medicine doesn’t have a particular racial or regional demographic it hurts the most. It’s an American issue.
“This is not a blue state problem or a red state problem,” he said.
Asked by The Atlanta Voice if he believes the bill will be widely supported in Congress, Warnock said he’d rather focus more on the bill and less on how other members of Congress feel about the bill.
“Very often the right thing to do is also the smart thing to do,” he said.
Warnock said the bill, which will take into account both group health plans and private plans, will “center ordinary people and hard-working families.”
