work to lower prescription costs

Robert Menendez · New Jersey · Democratic

policy impact 0.86 specificity 0.72 extraction confidence 98%

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Occurrences

I’m working to lower prescription costs

The candidate commits to reducing prescription drug costs.

Menendez airs first TV ad
campaign · campaign_ad · model gpt-5.4-mini

Evidence

"To make life more affordable, my first bill was lowering prescription costs and increasing childcare tax credits."

Campaign material states Menendez’s first bill was aimed at lowering prescription costs, showing the promise was explicitly adopted as a campaign message.

partial same_term

Menendez for Congress Campaign Launches New Cable Ad “Scared” - Rob Menendez
campaign · model gpt-5.4-mini · confidence 92%

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Sponsor page shows the bill was introduced and referred on 03/27/2025; tracker status is Introduced.

Menendez joined a House bill intended to increase oversight of PBMs and lower prescription-drug costs, but Congress.gov shows no progress beyond introduction and referral.

never same_term A for effort

H.R. 2450 - Prescription Drug Transparency and Affordability Act - All Information
secondary · model gpt-5.4-mini · confidence 97%

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Menendez said the bill would "increase transparency" in prescription drug pricing and "result in savings for patients and employers."

The House office described concrete legislative action by Menendez to address prescription drug affordability, even though the bill did not advance into law.

partial same_term A for effort

Rep. Rob Menendez Introduces Bill to Increase Transparency of Prescription Drug Prices | U.S. House Representative Rob Menendez
primary · model gpt-5.4-mini · confidence 94%

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Assessments

partial same_term A for effort

Menendez took concrete same-term legislative action by introducing or sponsoring prescription-drug affordability legislation aimed at PBM transparency and patient savings. However, the cited bill remained only introduced/referred and there is no evidence that it became law or produced actual prescription-cost reductions. Because the promise was framed as working to lower costs rather than guaranteeing enacted reductions, this is best rated partial rather than never.

provider codex_cli · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 90%