AARP says more than 65,000 people from around the state have signed a petition calling on lawmakers to take steps to control drug costs. Last week, the petition was delivered virtually to Oregon Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley. AARP Oregon communications director Stacy Larsen says high drug prices directly impact people’s lives. AARP is supporting legislation that would allow Medicare to negotiate prescription drug prices, put a cap on out-of-pocket costs for older Americans and impose penalties on drug companies that raise prices faster than the rate of inflation.