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Ayanna Pressley: Unfortunately, due to no reason other than greed, the company Celgene raised the price of this lifesaving drug from $215…

On the recordSeptember 29, 2020
Unfortunately, due to no reason other than greed, the company Celgene raised the price of this lifesaving drug from $215 to $719.
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Ayanna Pressley
Democratic · Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Pressley criticizes Celgene for drastically increasing the price of a crucial cancer drug.

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