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Donkees

(31,376 posts)
Tue Nov 29, 2016, 07:21 PM Nov 2016

Sanders Statement on the 21st Century Cures Act

Sanders Statement on the 21st Century Cures Act
Tuesday, November 29, 2016
WASHINGTON, Nov. 29 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) issued the following statement Tuesday on the 21st Century Cures Act:

"At a time when Americans pay, by far, the highest prices in the world for prescription drugs, this bill provides absolutely no relief for soaring drug prices. The greed of the pharmaceutical industry has no limit, and this bill includes numerous corporate giveaways that will make drug companies even richer. Further, this bill cuts Medicare and Medicaid by $1 billion, while not even guaranteeing funding for medical research or substance abuse treatment.

"This is a bad bill which should not be passed in its current form. It's time for Congress to stand up to the world's biggest pharmaceutical companies, not give them more handouts."

http://www.sanders.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/sanders-statement-on-the-21st-century-cures-act

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Donkees

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1. Republicans' 21st Century Cures Act:
Tue Nov 29, 2016, 07:28 PM
Nov 2016

Republicans' 21st Century Cures Act:
✅ $1 billion in cuts to Medicare and Medicaid
❌ Relief for soaring drug prices

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