President Biden pitched his plan to cut prescription drug costs during a speech at a community college in Virginia Thursday.

President Joe Biden: “Nearly 30% have skipped doses of essential drugs they’re supposed to take. Others have simply not filled prescriptions that the doctor had given them, tried to use over-the-counter drugs or pills cut in half because they can’t afford the cost of their prescription. This is the United States of America, for God’s sake. That’s just wrong. It’s simply wrong.”

Biden’s address came shortly after an inflation report was released showing a 7.5% increase in consumer prices over the past year, the steepest hike in 40 years. Earlier this week, Republican Senator Mike Crapo blocked a bill from Senators Bernie Sanders and Amy Klobuchar that would slash prescription drug prices by half.