. >>> congressman kurt schrader at our table today here to talk about prescription drug pricing. the house passed hr 3 last year. what is it and what will it do? >> it's the first attempt since the passage of medicare part d 20 years ago to reduce drug prices for americans. we hear again and again drug prices and health care costs are the biggest issue for americans right now and this would allow the united states government health and human services to negotiate drug prices. we negotiate drug prices in our private lives. we negotiate them with unions and businesses. why can't seniors, why can't americans negotiate drug prices? it's a market based principle. republicans and democrats should be able to agree to that. if your drug costs go beyond a certain point, seniors are on the hook for 35, 40, $50,000. both democrat and republican bills would limit that to 2 or $3,000. we've learned in energy and commerce, in investigating drug pricing increases, there's a whole chain of events, a lot of different actors playing into these cost increases. we need more transparency to make the

host: congressman kurt schrader at our table this morning.aft from oregon and a member of the energy and commerce committee. prescriptionabout drug pricing, what would hr 3 do? would try to reduce drug price increases for americans. we hear again and again on the campaign trail that prices and health care costs are the biggest issue for americans right now. this would allow the united states government health and human services to negotiate drug prices. we negotiate drug prices in our private lives, with unions, businesses, why can't seniors or americans negotiate? it is a market-based principal. republicans and democrats should be able to agree to that. it limits out-of-pocket cost. if your cost go beyond a certain point, both democrat and republican bills would limit that to $2000 or $3000. it puts transparency into the system. energy and commerce investigating took place in increases. there are a lot of different actors playing to these cost increases. we need more transparency to make the right moves politically to make sure these increas

. >> congressman kurt schrader, thank you for the conversation this morning. >>> today the house homeland security subcommittee looks at the rise of anti-semitic attacks in the u.s., beginning at 2:00 peern p.m. eastern on c-span3. >>> campaign 2020. watch our continuing coverage of the presidential candidates on the campaign trail and make up your own mind. as the voting begins next month, watch our live coverage of the iowa caucuses. on monday, february 3rd, c-span's campaign 2020. your unfiltered view of politics. >>> next, national security experts talk about the u.s./iran tensions at a conference hosted by the center for american progress in washington, d.c. >>> thank you all for coming today and staying for the full day and for this final panel. i'm with the center for american progress. i know every day it seems like president trump's national security approach seems like a daily train wreck across the board, and on iran in particular it feels like a train wreck. but let's be clear, we are where we are today on iran by no accident. what president trump is implementing right now is

kurt schrader of oregon talks about prescription drug pricing and surprise medical billing legislationallow professor and