--- title: "13 Drug Prices Quotes by 12 authors" description: "Browse 13 Drug Prices quotes by 12 authors. Discover the best Drug Prices sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/53f/jan-schakowsky-3618_authority_i-support-negotiating-authority-to-lower_2759134.png" --- > [I support negotiating authority to lower prescription drug prices.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jan-schakowsky/i-support-negotiating-authority-to-lower-prescription-drug-prices/) [Jan Schakowsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jan-schakowsky/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/53f/jan-schakowsky-3618_authority_i-support-negotiating-authority-to-lower_2759134.png) > [The status quo on prescription drug prices is deeply broken and unsustainable.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-van-drew/the-status-quo-on-prescription-drug-prices-is-deeply-broken-and/) [Jeff Van Drew](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-van-drew/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6ac/jeff-van-drew-5917_broken_the-status-quo-on-prescription-drug-pric_2691387.jpg) > [Drug prices are a problem. Access is a problem.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-biden/drug-prices-are-a-problem-access-is-a-problem/) [Joe Biden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joe-biden/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/497/joe-biden-454_access_drug-prices-are-a-problem-access-is-a-pr_1207871.jpg) > [It's crucial to keep in mind that the hundreds of millions of dollars now spent on prescription drug advertisements are ultimately paid…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-k-simpson/it-s-crucial-to-keep-in-mind-that-the-hundreds-of-millions-of-dollars/) [Michael K. Simpson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-k-simpson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/847/michael-k-simpson-19949_advertisements_it-s-crucial-to-keep-in-mind-that-the-hu_2600635.png) > [Blood of Christ covers me, our savior and healer. Drug prices up or down, I know a few dealers and some accident…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nas/blood-of-christ-covers-me-our-savior-and-healer-drug-prices-up-or/) [Nas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nas/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/188/nas-650_wine_blood-of-christ-covers-me-our-savior-and_1523776.png) > [Prescription drug prices are skyrocketing and one-third of all seniors depend on Social Security for at least 90% of their income.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bernie-sanders/prescription-drug-prices-are-skyrocketing-and-one-third-of-all/) [Bernie Sanders](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bernie-sanders/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/114/bernie-sanders-233_depends_prescription-drug-prices-are-skyrocketin_1236617.jpg) > [When Kansans go to the pharmacy to pick up their medication, they deserve a fair deal on their drug prices.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sharice-davids/when-kansans-go-to-the-pharmacy-to-pick-up-their-medication-they/) [Sharice Davids](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sharice-davids/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/894/sharice-davids-5888_deserve_when-kansans-go-to-the-pharmacy-to-pick_1434954.jpg) > [Americans understand that rising drug prices, wage stagnation and inadequate infrastructure affect everyone, regardless of race.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ted-lieu/americans-understand-that-rising-drug-prices-wage-stagnation-and/) [Ted Lieu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ted-lieu/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f5b/ted-lieu-4499_americans_americans-understand-that-rising-drug-pr_2775765.jpg) > [Wherever I go - be it to school events, county fairs, town halls, or even the grocery store, my neighbors and constituents…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abigail-spanberger/wherever-i-go-be-it-to-school-events-county-fairs-town-halls-or-even/) [Abigail Spanberger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/abigail-spanberger/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fee/abigail-spanberger-5842_county-fair_wherever-i-go-be-it-to-school-events-cou_1524439.jpg) > [In every country except - industrial country except the United States, the government uses its massive purchasing power to negotiate drug prices.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/noam-chomsky/in-every-country-except-industrial-country-except-the-united-states/) [Noam Chomsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/noam-chomsky/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2c1/noam-chomsky-42_countries_in-every-country-except-industrial-count_2714475.jpg) > [One of the biggest factors fueling the angst over drug prices in the U.S. is that some older medicines that should be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-gottlieb/one-of-the-biggest-factors-fueling-the-angst-over-drug-prices-in-the/) [Scott Gottlieb](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scott-gottlieb/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/888/scott-gottlieb-6147_high_one-of-the-biggest-factors-fueling-the-a_1125345.jpg) > [One dirty tactic big pharmaceutical companies use is keeping drug prices artificially high through anti-competitive conduct, such as paying competitors millions of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-braun/one-dirty-tactic-big-pharmaceutical-companies-use-is-keeping-drug/) [Mike Braun](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-braun/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7e6/mike-braun-6328_big_one-dirty-tactic-big-pharmaceutical-comp_470643.jpg) > [Now take a look at the way the Drug War is conducted over the past 40 years. It goes back farther, but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/noam-chomsky/now-take-a-look-at-the-way-the-drug-war-is-conducted-over-the-past-40/) [Noam Chomsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/noam-chomsky/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0d9/noam-chomsky-42_availability_now-take-a-look-at-the-way-the-drug-war_1174049.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/drug-prices/#itemlist", "name": "Drug Prices Quotes", "numberOfItems": 13, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I support negotiating authority to lower prescription drug prices.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Jan Schakowsky" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jan-schakowsky/i-support-negotiating-authority-to-lower-prescription-drug-prices/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/53f/jan-schakowsky-3618_authority_i-support-negotiating-authority-to-lower_2759134.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/53f/jan-schakowsky-3618_authority_i-support-negotiating-authority-to-lower_2759134.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/53f/jan-schakowsky-3618_authority_i-support-negotiating-authority-to-lower_2759134.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I support negotiating authority to lower prescription drug prices.” — Jan Schakowsky", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "The status quo on prescription drug prices is deeply broken and unsustainable.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Jeff Van Drew" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-van-drew/the-status-quo-on-prescription-drug-prices-is-deeply-broken-and/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6ac/jeff-van-drew-5917_broken_the-status-quo-on-prescription-drug-pric_2691387.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6ac/jeff-van-drew-5917_broken_the-status-quo-on-prescription-drug-pric_2691387.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6ac/jeff-van-drew-5917_broken_the-status-quo-on-prescription-drug-pric_2691387.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“The status quo on prescription drug prices is deeply broken and unsustainable.” — Jeff Van Drew", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Drug prices are a problem. 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