Trump to Congress: We must bring down drug prices 'immediately' quoting : The Hill
President Trump doubled down on his call to bring down the prices of prescription drugs in his first address to Congress Tuesday. Trump said his administration and Congress should "work to bring down the artificially high price of drugs and bring them down immediately." "We're attacking this problem by focusing on ideas that even President Trump says he supports," Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-Md.) The president is highlighting the issue as Democrats push him on fulfilling his campaign promise of combatting high drug prices. "The president's support for these ideas have been so clear that I'm tempted to introduce a bill in the House named 'The Donald Trump Drug Affordability Act.' (Photo: Nicole Gaudiano, USA TODAY)Rep. Elijah Cummings said Tuesday he will meet with President Trump sometime next week to discuss the rising cost of prescription drug prices, something Trump has vowed to fix. He is joined by, from left, Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J.,