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Mark DeSaulnier: In fact, the cancer drug that keeps me alive, which I take for my chronic lymphocytic leukemia that is chronic, but is…

On the recordMay 4, 2021
In fact, the cancer drug that keeps me alive, which I take for my chronic lymphocytic leukemia that is chronic, but is treatable--thank goodness--costs $500 a day.
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Mark DeSaulnier
Democratic · California

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DeSaulnier discusses the high cost of his cancer medication compared to prices in other countries.

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