Oh, believe me, I know. Martin Shkreli sat right in the seat that you are sitting in and thumbed his nose at us, called us imbeciles because we wanted to know why his company could raise the price of a pill from $13.50 to $750.
Elijah Cummings: “Oh, believe me, I know. Martin Shkreli sat right in the seat that you are sitting in and thumbed his nose at us, called…”
Editor's note · Context
Cummings criticizes pharmaceutical price hikes and recalls Shkreli's dismissive attitude.
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