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Chris Murphy: “Why not take--why not--you put $8 billion into stock buybacks. Why not do $4 billion and instead take the rest of the…”

On the recordFebruary 7, 2024
Why not take--why not--you put $8 billion into stock buybacks. Why not do $4 billion and instead take the rest of the money and bring the price of the drug down?
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Chris Murphy
Democratic · Connecticut

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Senator Murphy questions prioritization of stock buybacks over lowering drug prices.

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