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Ilhan Omar: According to campaign for sustainable prescription drug pricing between 2017 and 2018 pharmaceutical companies more than…

On the recordJune 15, 2021
According to campaign for sustainable prescription drug pricing between 2017 and 2018 pharmaceutical companies more than doubled shareholder dividends while investing only 6 percent more in research and development.
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Ilhan Omar
Democratic · Minnesota

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Omar highlights the disparity in pharmaceutical investment versus shareholder profits.

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