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Bill Nelson: What it was billed as was a $400 billion bill for prescription drugs. We now find it is $525 billion over 10 years. And…

On the recordFebruary 10, 2004
What it was billed as was a $400 billion bill for prescription drugs. We now find it is $525 billion over 10 years. And where did it go mostly? As a bailout to the pharmaceutical companies and as a bailout to the insurance companies.
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Bill Nelson
Democratic · Florida

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Discussing the costs and implications of a prescription drug bill.

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