Political Quotes

On the recordOctober 16, 2017
Your industry isn't based on competitive markets. It's based on totally artificial taxpayer granted monopolies.
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Elizabeth Warren
Democratic · Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Warren criticizes the pharmaceutical industry for relying on monopolies rather than competition.

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