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On the recordSeptember 24, 2019
I don't see any reason why we in the United States, which are funding most of the research and development, should be paying three to four times what other countries are paying for exactly that same drug.
Said by
Frank Pallone
Democratic · New Jersey

Editor's note · Context

Pallone argues against high U.S. drug prices compared to other countries.

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