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On the recordFebruary 3, 2016
the cost of these drugs, I want to focus on that because I think it is simply unaffordable for far too many people.
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Janice Schakowsky
Democratic · Illinois

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Schakowsky emphasizes the unaffordability of drug costs for many Americans.

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