WASHINGTON, D.C. – In case you missed it, Senator Rick Scott wrote a letter to the editor of the Wall Street Journal in response to Jamie Dimon’s “Our Investments for National Security.”  In his letter, Senator Scott highlights the need for Congress to address the United States’ dangerous overreliance on generic drugs from Communist China and India, including antibiotics and life-saving medicine millions of Americans rely on, which can put Americans’ health at jeopardy.

Senator Scott, who serves as Chairman of the Senate Special Committee on Aging, has led two hearings examining the threat of America’s dependence on foreign-made generic drugs to Americans’ health and our national security.

In the letter to the editor, Senator Rick Scott writes, “The U.S. depends on overseas manufacturers for approximately 75% of its essential drug supply.

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It wouldn’t take much for Xi Jinping to cause massive and deadly disruptions to everyday American life.

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Congress, among other things, needs to strengthen Food and Drug Administration oversight, secure greater transparency on generic drug sourcing, and use the federal government’s buying power to create sustainable supply chains and boost domestic manufacturing of lifesaving and sustaining medications.”

Read the full letter to the editor in the Wall Street Journal HERE.

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