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When my eldest son was born, he suffered from a life-threatening respiratory disease that would not respond to traditional treatments. His doctors offered us the option of an experimental treatment that was not covered by insurance. For my wife and I, it didn’t matter how much it cost. We would make sure our son got better and figure out how to pay for it later. Thankfully, the treatment was successful, and my son is now 26 years old.
Today, Congressmen Bruce Westerman (R-AR), Brad Wenstrup, D.P.M. (R-OH), and John Joyce, M.D. (R-PA), leaders of the Republican Healthy Future Task Force Subcommittee on Treatments, announced the GOP's agenda to lower drug costs and supercharge the availability and development of life-saving cures and devices. Rep. Bruce Westerman released the following statement:
Reps. Bruce Westerman (R-AR), Brad Wenstrup (R-OH), and John Joyce (R-PA)
The Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra is finally testifying before Congress this week.
WASHINGTON - In response to President Joe Biden's first State of the Union Address, Rep. Bruce Westerman (AR-04) released the following statement:
Drug addiction is an all too common problem in communities across America, and recently, fentanyl use has gained traction. From big cities to small towns, illegal fentanyl – largely produced in China and smuggled into the U.S. through Mexico and over our southern border – is a crisis that is stretching border agents and local police departments beyond their limits.
WASHINGTON — Congressman Bruce Westerman (R-AR) cosponsored legislation reintroduced today by Congressman Jared Golden (D-ME) to ensure seniors, rural communities, and their pharmacists have access to important information about their prescription medications. The Patients' Right to Know Their Medication Act of 2021 would require drug manufacturers to include printed inserts containing drug information when they ship their products to pharmacies.
On the 49th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, thousands across the nation showed their support for life. For 49 years, pro-life warriors have stood in defense of the "least of these" in their towns and cities to speak out for the more than 62 million children who lost their lives to legal abortion. This year, however, is unlike any other. There is a light at the end of the tunnel. The U.S. Supreme Court recently heard arguments for Dobbs v.
WASHINGTON - Today, Congressman Westerman (R-AR) released the following statement on the one year anniversary of President Biden's inauguration.
The U.S. Supreme Court recently struck down President Biden's and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration's (OSHA) vaccine mandate on private businesses with over 100 employees. This important decision protects the rights of private enterprise and roughly 84 million Americans from government overreach. The Supreme Court serves as a check and balance on both the Executive and the Legislative branches, and, in this case, the Court demonstrated its power to protect the American people from the President's desire for more control over our lives.
WASHINGTON — Today, members of the Republican Healthy Future Task Force Subcommittee on Treatments, Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.), Congressmen Brad Wenstrup, D.P.M., (R-Ohio), and John Joyce, M.D., (R-Penn.), released a Request for Information (RFI) from health care stakeholders and other interested parties. The expert feedback received will help inform legislation to supercharge the availability and development of life-saving treatments, devices, and diagnostics while addressing rising patient costs.