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Jeff Merkley: “When there is a single product in a marketplace and the costs are so high people cannot afford it, do you have the…”

On the recordSeptember 20, 2016
When there is a single product in a marketplace and the costs are so high people cannot afford it, do you have the ability to help address that?
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Jeff Merkley
Democratic · Oregon

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Merkley asks about prioritizing applications for unaffordable drugs affecting many Americans.

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