Political Quotes

On the recordJuly 27, 2022
We are not going to make some of these changes, unless we change how business is done in Washington. The reason that we can’t negotiate for prescription drugs under the Medicare prescription drug plan is because the drug companies specifically sought and obtained a provision in that bill that prevented us from doing it.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois
Source
msnbc.com

Editor's note · Context

Former President Obama discusses the need for reform in Washington to allow negotiation for prescription drug prices.

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