a bill was introduced by democrat senator chris value-of maryland and republican senator -- value holenvan holland -- van hollen and a republican senator, when we as taxpayers contribute to a science that leads to a new drug, that we get prices that are affordable for that drug. this is critically important, you know. we have these wonderful, incredible drugs coming to market. therapies that are being priced at anywhere from $400,000 to more than $2 million. there are 400 clinical trials under way right now for new cell and gene therapies. if they come to market each at $1 million, we're going to break the bank. we're going to break families' banks and we're going to break our country's bank. host: our guest with us here to talk about the cost of prescription drugs and if you have questions for him, you can call on the line, if you live in the eastern and central time zones, it's 202-748-8000. if you look in the mountain and pacific, it's 202-748-8001. you can always post on our twitter feed @cspan wj and make your thoughts there as well for david mitchell. as far as the actual prices o