Earlier today I questioned @SecAzar, Secretary of @HHSGov, about what I see as the Trump Administration’s inadequate plan to address skyrocketing drug prices. It doesn’t do enough lower drug prices and rein in pharma company profits.
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After the President released his Rx drug plan, pharma stocks shot up. You don’t need an MBA to know stock prices ↑ when investors think profits are going to rise. This isn't surprising given a former industry lobbyist was 1 of the lead White House staffers negotiating the plan.
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The drug industry has rigged the system to maximize their profits and they have spent staggering amounts on lobbying in the process—hundreds of millions of dollars—just since the start of this administration.
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That’s why I am committed to taking on big pharma—and the big money behind them—to prevent companies from price gouging patients because this hurts Minnesota families.https://www.facebook.com/USSenTinaSmith/videos/656787751334322/ …
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All you politicians do is talj, talk talk while we the middle class for the bill for everybody and everything...
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