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John Garamendi: I might add that between now and 2018, some of us are going to be around here, and we are going to give the Federal…

On the recordMarch 20, 2010
I might add that between now and 2018, some of us are going to be around here, and we are going to give the Federal Government the power to negotiate drug prices. We are not there today. It is one of the things that is missing in this legislation that I wish was in it. But it will happen. No longer will they be free from competition.
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John Garamendi
Democratic · California
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Mar 20, 2010

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The speaker discusses the need for the Federal Government to negotiate drug prices.

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