Make sure EVERY U.S. senator gets an earful about prescription drug prices (quick signature needed)

[Friend, sign and send the petition: Build Back Better can and MUST lower the cost of insulin and other life-saving prescription drugs.]( [SIGN AND SEND THE PETITION]( Insulin in the U.S. costs a [staggering eight times more]( than in similar countries around the globe. About 25% of people who need insulin end up rationing this vital medication, often with fatal consequences. President Biden has proposed a $35 monthly cap on insulin in the Build Back Better Act. Yet Senate Republicans are planning to [block]( this cap with more procedural trickery, and force insulin-dependent diabetics to make life or death decisions about their health care. [Sign and send the petition to your U.S. senators: The Build Back Better Act MUST cap the monthly cost of insulin and other life-saving prescription drugs.]( [SIGN AND SEND THE PETITION]( In my local mutual aid networks, people often try to share or trade for insulin, despite the risks of taking medicine prescribed for others. Someone's father died and they offered his leftover insulin in the group. Another person offered to do odd jobs around people's houses so they could afford more insulin. Still other people have asked for advice about how long they can go without insulin, as they try to stretch what little they have and make it last longer. Earlier THIS YEAR, Republican Sen. [Chuck Grassley decried the skyrocketing price of insulin](. Earlier THIS YEAR Sen. [John Kennedy introduced a bill to cap the out-of-pocket costs]( of the drug for the millions of Americans who rely on insulin. But now they're silent as their party's priority is preventing a victory for President Biden, rather than helping safeguard the health of their constituents! Republicans don't want to give Democrats a win to campaign on in 2022, and honestly, what the hell? It is morally bankrupt to gamble with people's lives out of political spite, yet that is exactly what GOP senators are doing. AGAIN! [Sign and send the petition to your U.S. senators: These political games are not worth our LIVES. Keep insulin price caps in the Build Back Better Act.]( [SIGN AND SEND THE PETITION]( Keep fighting, Irna Landrum, Daily Kos Daily Kos Relies on Readers Like You We don't have billionaire backers like some right-wing media outlets. Half our revenue comes from readers like you, meaning we literally couldn't do this work without you. Can you chip in $5 right now to help Daily Kos keep fighting? [Chip in $5]( If you wish to donate by mail instead, please send a check to Daily Kos, PO Box 70036, Oakland, CA, 94612. Contributions to Daily Kos are not tax deductible. Sent via [ActionNetwork.org](. To update your email address, change your name or address, or to stop receiving emails from Daily Kos, please [click here](.