On the recordJanuary 28, 2019
So the public is acting as early investor, putting tons of money into the development of drugs that then become privatized, and then they receive no return on the investment that they have made?
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congress.govAlexandria Ocasio-Cortez: “So the public is acting as early investor, putting tons of money into the development of drugs that then become…”
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Ocasio-Cortez questions the lack of returns for public investment in drug development.
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