IN CASE YOU MISSED IT… Sen. Rick Scott in The Hill: Americans are Relying on Adversaries Like Communist China for Everyday Medications

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT… Sen. Rick Scott in The Hill: Americans are Relying on Adversaries Like Communist China for Everyday Medications
January 30, 2026
WASHINGTON, D.C. –
In case you missed it, Senator Rick Scott announced his
Consumer Labeling for Enhanced API Reporting and Legitimate Accountability for Base Entity Listings (CLEAR LABELS) Act
during a U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging
hearing
. This announcement follows a bipartisan
investigative report
he led as chairman of the Aging Committee to expose vulnerabilities in the generic drug supply chain and strengthen accountability. This legislation ensures logical steps to provide transparency and information to Americans on where the drugs they consume every day are produced, and the risks associated with drugs produced outside of the United States. This comes as the senator continues to hold hearings, seek information, and explore solutions to ensure American’s access to safe, high-quality medicines and address the risks of the United States’ overdependence on generic drugs made in Communist China and India.
Read more
HERE
or find excerpts from The Hill article,
Rick Scott unveils legislation requiring country of origin on drug labeling
, below:
“Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.) on Thursday unveiled legislation that would require prescription drug labels to include information about where medications originated from.
…
“‘It is alarming just how many medicines Americans depend on are made overseas, in places like Communist China and India with limited transparency and oversight, leaving patients blindsided about where their drugs come from and unknowingly putting themselves at increased risk of death,” Scott said in a statement.
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‘The legislation builds off a bipartisan report that the committee released which highlighted the U.S.’s growing dependence on pharmaceutical products manufactured overseas. The report noted that the U.S. is particularly reliant on China and India for products like antibiotics and generic drugs, respectively.”
Read the full article in The Hill
HERE
.
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https://www.rickscott.senate.gov/2026/1/in-case-you-missed-it-sen-rick-scott-in-the-hill-americans-are-relying-on-adversaries-like-communist-china-for-everyday-medications