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Janice Schakowsky: “How much? If you are going to use that as the excuse for raising the prices, then I think we have an absolute right to…”

On the recordMay 20, 2019
How much? If you are going to use that as the excuse for raising the prices, then I think we have an absolute right to know how much is being spent.
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Janice Schakowsky
Democratic · Illinois

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Schakowsky demands accountability from drug companies regarding their pricing justifications.

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