I continue to work toward bipartisan solutions that will make health care more affordable, lower the costs of prescription drugs, prevent gun violence, modernize our infrastructure, reduce transportation challenges, and support our veterans who give so much for our country.
Work toward bipartisan solutions to make health care more affordable and lower prescription drug costs.
Occurrences
Evidence
Congress.gov lists Lucy McBath as a cosponsor of H.R. 987, the Strengthening Health Care and Lowering Prescription Drug Costs Act. The bill was titled to reduce prescription drug prices and strengthen health care protections, and McBath is shown among the bill's cosponsors in the official record.
McBath's official House release says she voted to pass H.R. 987, describing it as legislation that addresses lowering prescription drug prices and protecting people with pre-existing conditions. The release also states that the bill included an amendment she introduced to support pharmacy and generic-drug education.
McBath's official release states she voted for H.R. 1425, which she described as legislation to lower the price of prescription drugs, expand coverage, and make health care more accessible and affordable. The page says the House passed the bill by a bipartisan vote of 234-179.
McBath's House health-care page says she partnered with Sen. Warnock to pass a law capping insulin at $35 a month for seniors and says she has continued to lead efforts to expand affordable health care and lower prescription-drug costs.
McBath's official biography says that since taking office in January 2019, she has sought bipartisan solutions and has worked to lower the cost of health care and prescription drugs.
Assessments
The promise was framed as working toward bipartisan solutions, not guaranteeing universal health-care affordability. During the relevant federal House term, McBath cosponsored and voted for House legislation aimed at lowering prescription drug costs and expanding affordable coverage, including measures described as bipartisan. She also materially supported later-enacted prescription-drug affordability policy, including the insulin cost cap for seniors. Given the effort-oriented wording and concrete legislative actions aligned with the promise, this counts as delivered in the same-term context.