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On the recordMay 7, 2018
I never understood why we work so hard, we spend a lot of money to create a cure for acute diseases for individuals to save lives and then we price it out of their hands.
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Catherine Cortez Masto
Democratic · Nevada

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Cortez Masto criticizes high drug prices that prevent access to cures.

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