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HOUSE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The cost of prescription drugs has become 
3prohibitive for many people in the United States; and
  
 
4    WHEREAS, The cost of prescription drugs continues to climb 
5in the United States; and
  
 
6    WHEREAS, People who cannot afford the high cost of 
7prescription drugs may have to make the difficult decision to 
8forgo purchasing their medications in order to put food on 
9their dinner table or to pay for their housing; and
  
 
10    WHEREAS, The profits of the pharmaceutical companies 
11already measures in the billions and continues to rise; and
  
 
12    WHEREAS, The federal government has been able to use its 
13purchasing power to reduce the price of prescription drugs 
14through the Veterans Administration system; therefore, be it
  
 
  
15    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE 
16HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we 
17urge the federal government to monitor the ever-increasing 
18costs of prescription drugs and to take any  necessary action to 
19reduce the out-of-pocket expenses for those purchasing 
20medications; and be it further
  
 
 
 
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1    RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be 
2delivered to President Donald Trump, U.S. Senate Majority 
3Leader Mitch McConnell, U.S. Senate Minority Leader Chuck 
4Schumer, U.S. Speaker of the House Paul Ryan, U.S. House of 
5Representatives Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, and all members 
6of the Illinois Congressional Delegation.