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Chris Murphy: “Half of them are taking in a greater profit at the end of the year than they are spending on research and development.”

On the recordJanuary 27, 2016
Half of them are taking in a greater profit at the end of the year than they are spending on research and development.
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Chris Murphy
Democratic · Connecticut

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Senator Murphy points out the profit margins of top drug companies compared to their R&D spending.

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