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On the recordMay 15, 2019
So I think it is important that we notice here that we the public, we the people developed this drug, we paid for this drug, we led and developed all of the grounding patents to create PrEP, and then that patent has been privatized.
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Democratic · New York

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Ocasio-Cortez emphasizes public ownership of drug patents and high costs affecting lives.

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