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Elijah Cummings: “I have literally been inundated with letters from families, hospitals, and patient groups begging--not asking…”

On the recordFebruary 3, 2016
I have literally been inundated with letters from families, hospitals, and patient groups begging--not asking, begging--for relief from these astronomical price increases.
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Elijah Cummings
Democratic · Maryland

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Cummings shares the urgent pleas from constituents regarding rising drug prices.

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