Members will have to decide, will they help the people of their districts or continue the price discrimination of the big drug companies? Many New Mexicans have told me how the high cost of prescription drugs affects their lives. One of my constituents, Suzette Binder of Santa Fe, wrote to me: We are crippled financially because of diabetic pill costs for which there is no generic brand. We live in retirement on the same money we had 10 years ago. But the money goes like the wind and drug costs are one of the major causes. Do what you can. I firmly believe widespread price discrimination is wrong. I urge my colleagues on both sides of the aisle to sign the petition. No one in America should ever have to decide between needed medication and food.
Tom Udall: “Members will have to decide, will they help the people of their districts or continue the price discrimination of the…”
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Addressing the issue of high prescription drug costs and urging colleagues to support a discharge petition.
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