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Ed Markey: “A drug that is unaffordable is a hallucination to ordinary people in our Country. So, it has to be made more affordable.”

On the recordMarch 21, 2023
A drug that is unaffordable is a hallucination to ordinary people in our Country. So, it has to be made more affordable.
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Ed Markey
Democratic · Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Markey emphasizes the need for affordable drugs.

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