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Janice Schakowsky: “I think it's long overdue that this subcommittee and committee work on skyrocketing drug prices.”

On the recordDecember 12, 2017
I think it's long overdue that this subcommittee and committee work on skyrocketing drug prices.
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Janice Schakowsky
Democratic · Illinois

Editor's note · Context

Schakowsky emphasizes the need to address rising drug costs.

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