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Clinton campaign received more money from the drug industry than any other candidate
Clinton takes in big money from drug industryDavid Nather
Stat News
Hillary Clinton has said she is proud to have drug companies as her enemies – but she is also taking their money. Lots of it.
The Clinton campaign received far more money from the drug and medical device industries than any other presidential candidate in either party during the first six months of the campaign, according to figures compiled by the Center for Responsive Politics. She accepted $164,315 during that period.
The donors also include two senior executives of a company that recently imposed a massive price increase on one of its drugs.
On Thursday, Sanders rejected a $2,700 contribution from Martin Shkreli, the chief executive officer of Turing Pharmaceuticals, who famously raised the price of a drug used by cancer and AIDS patients to $750 a pill. His decision came after Stat brought the contribution to the attention of the campaign.
Clinton, like Sanders, has taken a hard line against the pharmaceutical industry. She has already outlined a plan to crack down on drug prices.
At the same time, she has accepted significant contributions from individual donors. She received contributions, for example, from two executives at Jazz Pharmaceuticals, which raised the price of a drug used to treat sleep disorders by more than 800 percent, from roughly $2 to $19 a pill.
Asked whether Clinton would continue to accept contributions from pharmaceutical executives, spokesman Josh Schwerin said she is “committed to protecting consumers from drug companies who put profits ahead of people.”
The Clinton campaign received far more money from the drug and medical device industries than any other presidential candidate in either party during the first six months of the campaign, according to figures compiled by the Center for Responsive Politics. She accepted $164,315 during that period.
The donors also include two senior executives of a company that recently imposed a massive price increase on one of its drugs.
On Thursday, Sanders rejected a $2,700 contribution from Martin Shkreli, the chief executive officer of Turing Pharmaceuticals, who famously raised the price of a drug used by cancer and AIDS patients to $750 a pill. His decision came after Stat brought the contribution to the attention of the campaign.
Clinton, like Sanders, has taken a hard line against the pharmaceutical industry. She has already outlined a plan to crack down on drug prices.
At the same time, she has accepted significant contributions from individual donors. She received contributions, for example, from two executives at Jazz Pharmaceuticals, which raised the price of a drug used to treat sleep disorders by more than 800 percent, from roughly $2 to $19 a pill.
Asked whether Clinton would continue to accept contributions from pharmaceutical executives, spokesman Josh Schwerin said she is “committed to protecting consumers from drug companies who put profits ahead of people.”
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Are contributing to her campaign. 
