michelle dyer of macoupin county is a pharmacy owner -- will you please stand and be recognized? [applause] michelle was forced to close three of her stores after years of skyrocketing pbm fees. her likelihood was threatened, and so were her patients. she is not alone. we are talking about rural, small businesses being ruined by large pharmacy store chains that own pbm's. michelle and all the independent, family-run families -- pharmacies are under threat, and they deserve a level playing field. that's why i am introducing the prescription drug affordability act, to rein in the unfair practices of pbm's, reduced drug costs by hundreds of dollars per year on average copy protect independent pharmacists. [applause] we will also give full statutory authority to the illinois department of insurance to examine the books and records of pbm's that require them to submit to at noon reporting and auditing. we will than the overcharging for drugs that people rely on, from insulin for diabetics, to chemotherapy for cancer patients. millions of illinoisans have had an unescorted illness or ac

michelle dyer of macoupin county is a pharmacy owner -- will you please stand and be recognized? [applause] michelle was forced to close three of her stores after years of skyrocketing pbm fees. her likelihood was threatened, and so were her patients. she is not alone. we are talking about rural, small businesses being ruined by large pharmacy store chains that own pbm's. michelle and all the independent, family-run families -- pharmacies are under threat, and they deserve a level playing field. that's why i am intro drug affoy act, to rein in the unfair practices of pbm's, reduced drug costs by hundreds of dollars per year on average copy protect independent pharmacists. [applause] we will also give full statutory authority to the illinois department of insurance to examine the books and records of pbm's that require them to submit to at noon reporting and auditing. we will than the overcharging for drugs that people rely on, from insulin for diabetics, to chemotherapy for cancer patients. millions of illinoisans have had an unescorted illness or accident that left them owing tho