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On the recordMarch 30, 2023
Today, I am introducing legislation called the Lower Drug Costs for Families Act, and what it will do is penalize pharmaceutical companies for increasing the price of their drugs faster than the rate of inflation.
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Mike Crapo
Republican · Idaho

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Crapo introduces a bill to penalize drug price increases beyond inflation.

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