WASHINGTON – Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) voted to pass H.R. 3, the Elijah E. Cummings Lower Drug Costs Now Act, and delivered on his promise to help bring down the cost of prescription drugs and level the playing field for American patients who are paying more for their medicines than patients in other countries. The bill passed by a vote of 230 to 192. This bill will: • Give Medicare the power to negotiate directly with drug companies, and the lower prices negotiated by Medicare available to patients both in private insurance and Medicare; • Set a maximum price for any negotiated drug ...