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Janice Schakowsky: “I would hope so, because otherwise the least insured person is going to be the one that's going to pay that jacked-up…”

On the recordFebruary 14, 2018
I would hope so, because otherwise the least insured person is going to be the one that's going to pay that jacked-up price so that the pharmaceutical companies can continue to make their profits if we don't do it across the board.
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Janice Schakowsky
Democratic · Illinois

Editor's note · Context

Schakowsky emphasizes the burden on the uninsured due to high drug prices.

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