Washington, D.C. - Congressman Joe Kennedy III (D-MA) applauded the enactment of his Fair and Accurate Medicaid Pricing Act as a part of the continuing resolution. By forcing pharmaceutical companies to accurately calculate prices in the Medicaid drug rebate program, this legislation closes a loophole that will save taxpayers an estimated $3.1 billion over the next decade. "Pharmaceutical companies should not be padding their profits by exploiting loopholes in Medicaid and draining resources … 

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Joe Kennedy III (D-MA) and Congressman Sean Casten (D-IL), along with U.S. Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), introduced legislation that prohibits the consideration of race, ethnicity, gender, religion, or actual or perceived sexual orientation when calculating damages in civil lawsuits. The Fair Calculations in Civil Damages Act prevents courts from determining that the victim of a crime should be awarded less in damages on the basis of …