Lower prescription drug costs.

Kristen McDonald Rivet · Michigan · Democratic

policy impact 0.84 specificity 0.90 extraction confidence 99%

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Occurrences

Kristen works with pragmatic leaders from both parties to lower the cost of groceries, housing and prescription drugs, and to invest in child care.

Commitment to lower prescription drug costs.

Meet Kristen - Kristen McDonald Rivet for Michigan
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Evidence

Before representing our community in Congress, Kristen served in the Michigan State Senate, where she has worked with both Democrats and Republicans to make progress for Michigan families, workers and kids. She successfully led the charge to pass the largest tax cut for working families in Michigan’s history, repealed the state’s burdensome retirement tax, and has introduced plans to lower critical costs, like prescription drugs, housing, and child care. ... Now, Kristen proudly serves Michigan’s 8th District in Congress, where her top priority is to help level the playing field for working families. Kristen works with pragmatic leaders from both parties to lower the cost of groceries, housing and prescription drugs, and to invest in child care.

Official campaign site shows she campaigned on lowering prescription drug costs and continues to frame it as a congressional priority.

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Meet Kristen - Kristen McDonald Rivet for Michigan
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Sponsor: Rep. McDonald Rivet, Kristen [D-MI-8] (Introduced 03/27/2025) ... Latest Action: House - 03/27/2025 Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Education and Workforce, and Ways and Means ... Tracker: Tip | This bill has the status Introduced.

She introduced H.R. 2450 to increase oversight of pharmacy benefit managers and lower prescription drug costs, but the bill remained at introduction and referral stage.

partial same_term A for effort

H.R.2450 - Prescription Drug Transparency and Affordability Act
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Official Title as Introduced: To amend the Public Health Service Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1984 to increase oversight of pharmacy benefit management services, and for other purposes.

The bill’s official title confirms the concrete policy mechanism she used to pursue lower prescription drug costs.

partial same_term A for effort

H.R.2450 - Titles
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Assessments

never same_term A for effort

Kristen McDonald Rivet campaigned on lowering prescription drug costs and, in her current federal term, introduced H.R. 2450, the Prescription Drug Transparency and Affordability Act, aimed at PBM oversight and drug affordability. However, the bill was only introduced and referred to committees, with no evidence that it passed or that the promised outcome was delivered. This qualifies as a serious legislative attempt but not fulfillment of the promise.

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never same_term A for effort

McDonald Rivet campaigned on lowering prescription drug costs and made a concrete legislative attempt by introducing H.R. 2450, the Prescription Drug Transparency and Affordability Act, in the 119th Congress. The cited bill remained introduced and referred to committees, with no evidence that it became law or produced the promised reduction in prescription drug costs. Under the rubric, a serious but unsuccessful legislative attempt is classified as never with effort_badge=true.

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