Representative Robin Lundstrum

Revenue & Taxation (House) — March 18, 2025 (1:35:15)

Thank you, Madam Chair. Representative Lundstrom, you're recognized. Thank you. I'm for this. I think Representative Eves has a good point, as much as I hate to admit it. If we need to wait, I will hold my due pass until the proper time. Somebody's going to have to talk me off the ledge of believing that we can't do this in this session. Thank you. Representative McClure, you're

Revenue & Taxation (House) — March 18, 2025 (1:32:24)

We don't get addicted to what we don't have. And that's a specific issue for making us competitive in Arkansas. So I would implore the committee to go ahead and push this thing forward. I would say that I

Revenue & Taxation (House) — March 18, 2025 (1:31:21)

so that it's never an issue for the next 20 years? As the chair,

Revenue & Taxation (House) — March 18, 2025 (1:30:50)

We don't need to be bringing in $13 million, $26 million, $37 million, $48 million, another $100 million of the taxpayer money when we could have that plowing back into our economy and into our businesses. Wouldn't you agree, Representative Ray? I want to put Paul on that. Yes, I do agree. Thank you. I'm wondering if we shouldn't already pass this so people can plan, and this is a question for the chair. If there's no physical impact right now, why would we not pass this and go ahead and put it in the book

Revenue & Taxation (House) — March 18, 2025 (1:30:19)

Chairman. When I look at the physical impact, I say we don't have a physical impact until 2037. This is 2025. I'm a little bit concerned that we're making decisions 10 years down the road. We don't even know for sure. It's a little bit disconcerting to me that we're automatically saying, well, this time's out, so we're going to start going after this money. Not you, Paul. But I'm just wondering, I think this bill is exactly what we need.

Insurance & Commerce (House) — March 19, 2025 (1:15:28)

I know that there's probably the folks that can do this are probably listening, but we need to get that. That's been out there a good month and a half, two months. Yes, Representative.

Insurance & Commerce (House) — March 19, 2025 (1:15:19)

to follow up. I understand we're still waiting on a financial impact from a bill that was filed late in January. House Bill 1454.

Insurance & Commerce (House) — March 19, 2025 (1:09:28)

bit confused, so I'm going to listen to more of the testimony.

Insurance & Commerce (House) — March 19, 2025 (1:07:57)

I just had a bunch of roofs replaced when a storm came through. Every single bill that I submitted to my insurance company, they submitted back minus deductible, minus

Insurance & Commerce (House) — March 19, 2025 (1:08:08)

deductible. So I don't understand why this, help me understand why this is needed. Because

Insurance & Commerce (House) — March 19, 2025 (49:47)

All right, I'll get out of the queue for

Insurance & Commerce (House) — March 19, 2025 (48:27)

get out of the queue, but I'm a little bit confused why people that are already prescribing a drug can't prescribe a drug in-house. I guess that logic is lost on me, why that would not be something that helps the patient.

Insurance & Commerce (House) — March 19, 2025 (47:32)

CARTI and some of these hospitals that have been handling these drugs can handle the drugs?

Insurance & Commerce (House) — March 19, 2025 (46:36)

I mean, the whole idea was about access. So how is it possible that when we increase access to drugs, where somehow it's a problem? We're increasing competition. We're increasing access to drugs. I find it hard to understand why that's a problem. If you're selling drugs, this gives you more outlets to sell drugs. What am I missing on that? That's just basic capitalism. Chair, Representative,

Insurance & Commerce (House) — March 19, 2025 (46:27)

business of selling drugs, right? I'm

Insurance & Commerce (House) — March 19, 2025 (46:33)

Well, access is about selling drugs, right?

Insurance & Commerce (House) — March 19, 2025 (45:39)

internally. Representative Rundstrom, you're recognized. Thank you. The bill was filed February 19th. Today's March 19th. It's been

Insurance & Commerce (House) — March 19, 2025 (45:46)

four weeks. Do you need four more weeks?

Insurance & Commerce (House) — March 19, 2025 (28:50)

to be competing directly with the local pharmacy. There's still going to be. This local pharmacy can't provide those drugs. Correct. Okay, all right. Thank you. If they wanted to provide those drugs, could they make application and

Insurance & Commerce (House) — March 19, 2025 (28:04)

If you're being treated for cancer, you're tired and you want to go home. But there's a lot of other drugs that also go with the cancer drugs for nausea and for all the side symptoms of those drugs. so are y'all basically opening up a pharmacy or what's how is this going to compete with my local pharmacist who's been taking